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Stopping Power

Forensics Gunshot wound trauma incapacitation A popular term referring to the alleged ability of one or more bullets to stop an intruder, a charging animal, etc.
Imaging The density of a tissue reflected in an image’s whiteness; white tissues—e.g., bone—have the greatest stopping power
Radiation oncology The ability of a material to stop ionising radiation; alpha particles are stopped by a piece of paper, gamma radiation by thick lead shielding

stopping power

Radiation oncology The ability of a material to stop ionizing radiation; alpha paticles are stopped by a piece of paper, gamma radiation by thick lead shielding Radiology The density of a tissue reflected in an image's whiteness; white tissues–eg, bone have the greatest SP

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