Difference between revisions of "X-Ray Beam Attenuation"

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(Created page with "<div class="WPC-editableContent">Attenuation is the reduction in intensity of an x-ray beam as it passes through an object due to the absorption and scattering of photons. The...")
 
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Attenuation is the reduction in intensity of an x-ray beam as it passes through an object due to the absorption and scattering of photons. The amount of attenuation that occurs depends on the intensity of the original x-ray beam and the physical properites of the object through which the x-ray beam passes.