Users Manual Part 7

Clinical User’s Guide IBA | H-11|
Volume 1 - Treatment Session
Glossary of Terms |
Local Emergency Stop Button
Located in select areas within the facility. Switches off electrical power to most PTS
equipment in the area where the button is located. See also: Area Emergency Stop
Button, Local Emergency Stop Button.
Lookup Table (LUT)
A lookup table is generated before each irradiation in order to “teach” the BCREU
the relationship between the beam current and the arc current.
Low-level RF (LLRF)
A lower level of radio frequency. See also: Radio Frequency.
Main Coil Power Supply (MCPS)
Located in the Power Supply Room (PSR). Provides electrical power to the main coils
of the accelerator (cyclotron). See also: Accelerator, Power Supply.
Main Control Room (MCR)
Where the majority of the accelerator (cyclotron) controls are located. Mainly used
for operations, development, and beam line commissioning purposes. See also:
Treatment Control Room.
Main Control Room Server (MCRS)
The computer server located in the MCR and networked to the Central Management
Workstation. See also: Central Management Workstation, Main Control Room.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
A document that provides identification, composition, hazard, and other information
regarding a specific chemical.
Milliampere (mA)
One thousandth of an ampere. See also: Ampere, Kilovolt, Kilowatt.
Mega Electron Volts (MeV)
A unit of energy equal to one million (10
6
) electron-volts. See also: Ampere, Kilovolt,
Kilowatt, Milliampere.
Monitor Units (MU)
A unit of measure used to describe radiation levels. See also: Dosimetry Counter.