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MeSH Heading: Linear Energy Transfer
Tree Number(s): G01.154.240.400; G02.111.255.400; G02.216.400
Unique ID: D018499
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018499
Scope Note: Rate of energy dissipation along the path of charged particles. In radiobiology and health physics, exposure is measured in kiloelectron volts per micrometer of tissue (keV/micrometer T).
Entry Term(s): Energy Transfer, Linear; LET
Previous Indexing: Energy Transfer (1968-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 95; was see ENERGY TRANSFER 1992-94; LET was see ENERGY TRANSFER 1968-94
Online Note: use ENERGY TRANSFER to search LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER 1992-94 & LET 1968-94
History Note: 95; was see ENERGY TRANSFER 1992-94; LET was see ENERGY TRANSFER 1968-94
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/06/07
Revision Date: 2016/06/17

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

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