Chapter-05 Interaction of X-rays with Matter
BOOK TITLE: Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology: Basic Principles and Interpretation
Author
1. Pillai Kamala G
ISBN
9789351528548
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/12681_6
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2015
Pages
5
Author Affiliations
1.
Oral Medicine and Radiology College of Dental Surgery, Manipal, India; Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya; SDM College of Dental Sciences, Dharwad, India; School of Dentistry, University of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago; School of Dentistry, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Jordan
Chapter keywords
Radioactive nuclide,
ion-pair,
radiography,
coherent scattering,
photoelectric absorption,
emission of radiation,
orbital electrons,
X-ray energy,
inverse square law,
K shell,
Compton scatter,
attenuation,
remnant radiation,
absorption attenuation,
Compton electron,
ejected electron,
photoelectric effect,
primary X-ray,
X-ray photon,
inner orbital electron,
penetrating power,
inner shell electron