Finally, a beam of artificial rays from the accelerator is added to the mix.

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External beam radiation involves zapping a patient with high-dose X rays generated by a machine called a linear accelerator.

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Once the upgraded Fermilab neutrino beam starts, the NOvA detector will take data every 1.3 seconds to synchronize with the Fermilab accelerator .

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