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backscatter
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backscatter
in radiology, radiation deflected by scattering processes at angles greater than 90 degrees to the original direction of the beam of radiation. Important in radiotherapy when estimating surface exposure dose.


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The magnetic field at the energy detector is low, so if the electron backscatters it has little chance to be transported back through the entrance of the chamber.
Proposed measurement of the beta-neutrino correlation in neutron decay by Yerozolimsky, B.G. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
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