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Megaelectron Volt.
Megaelectron Volt - as a noun
A unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of one million electron volts.
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
mevExample Sentences
"The energy of a gamma ray photon can range from a few hundred kiloelectron volts to several megaelectron volts."
"Proton beams used in medical treatments can have energies ranging from a few hundred kiloelectron volts to several megaelectron volts."
"Accelerators can generate powerful X-ray beams with energies reaching tens of megaelectron volts."
"Electrons can gain energy up to a few megaelectron volts in a linear accelerator."
"Radiation therapy machines typically use photon beams with energies between a few dozen kiloelectron volts to a few megaelectron volts."
