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[[File:MLCShape.svg|thumb|''MLC shape of an X-MLCs'']]
A '''multileaf collimator''' ('''MLC''') is a [[collimator|Jasskaran]] or beam-limiting device that is made of individual "leaves" of a high [[atomic number]]ed material, usually [[tungsten]], that can move independently in and out of the path of a [[external beam radiotherapy|radiotherapy beam]] in order to shape it and vary its intensity.
MLCs are used in external beam radiotherapy to provide conformal shaping of beams. Specifically, [[Radiation therapy#External beam radiation therapy|conformal radiotherapy]] and [[Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy]] (IMRT) can be delivered using MLCs.
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