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orthovoltage

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orthovoltage /or·tho·vol·tage/ (or´tho-vōl″taj) in radiotherapy, voltage in the range of 140 to 400 kilovolts, as contrasted to supervoltage and megavoltage.
orthovoltage
[-vōl′tij]
Etymology: Gk, orthos, straight; Count Alessandro Volta
the energy range of 100 to 350 kiloelectron volts supplied by some x-ray generators used for radiation therapy. Such generators have been replaced in many health facilities by equipment that operates in the megaelectron volt range. See also volt.

orthovoltage [or´tho-vōl″taj]
in radiation therapy, voltage in the range of 140 to 400 kilovolts, as contrasted to supervoltage and megavoltage.

orthovoltage
in radiation therapy, voltage in the range of 140 to 400 kV.


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