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Interaction of Photons with Matter

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As an X-ray beam passes through material, there exist three alternatives for each photon: 1.

It can penetrate the material without interacting

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  1. Unterfarrnbacher Str. 32, 90766, Fürth, Germany

    Dr. Horst Aichinger

  2. Hegenigstr. 56, 91056, Erlangen, Germany

    Dr. Joachim Dierker

  3. Friedhofstr. 4a, 91058, Erlangen, Germany

    Sigrid Joite-Barfuß Dipl. Phys.

  4. Radiologisches Institut, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Maximiliansplatz 1, 91054, Erlangen, Germany

    Prof. Dr. Manfred Säbel

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Aichinger, H., Dierker, J., Joite-Barfuß, S., Säbel, M. (2012). Interaction of Photons with Matter. In: Radiation Exposure and Image Quality in X-Ray Diagnostic Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11241-6_4

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