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Compton scatter

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Compton scatter
Etymology: Arthur H. Compton, American physicist, 1892-1962
the principal interaction process of photons with tissue in the diagnostic and therapeutic radiology energy range. In this process, the incoming photon transfers energy to an electron in the material and is deflected, with reduced energy, into a path that generally leads to additional interactions.


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Compton scatter occurs when a photon from the primary beam deflected from its primary path.
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