Backscatter from High Atomic Number Materials in High Energy Photon Beams
- 1 September 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 124 (3) , 815-817
- https://doi.org/10.1148/124.3.815
Abstract
High atomic number materials in high-energy photon beams produced an increased radiation level on the side of the material towards the radiation source. This added radiation was termed backscattered radiation, although it must also contain characteristic radiation from the scattering material. The magnitude and distribution of this radiation were investigated principally for the photon beam from an 8 MeV medical linear accelerator and also for the beam from a 60Co teletherapy unit.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: