Abstract
As an X-ray beam passes through material, there exist three alternatives for each photon:
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It can penetrate the material without interacting
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It can interact with material and be completely absorbed by depositing its energy
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It can interact and be scattered from its original direction, possibly depositing a part of its energy
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Aichinger, H., Dierker, J., Joite-Barfuß, S., Säbel, M. (2004). Interaction of Photons with Matter. In: Radiation Exposure and Image Quality in X-Ray Diagnostic Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09654-3_3
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