Mean atomic number and backscattered electron coefficient calculations for some materials with low mean atomic number

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Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-40

  Howell, P G T ^a   Davy, K M W ^b   Boyde, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atomic number; Backscattered electron coefficient; Bone; Electron backscattering; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CARBON; HALOGEN; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); RESIN;

ARTICLE; BONE TISSUE; CALCULATION; MATERIALS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIMULATION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031815870     PISSN: 01610457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sca.1998.4950200105     Document Type: Article

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