Molecular differential cross sections for low angle photon scattering in tissues

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 205-211

  Tartari, Agostino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOTONS; TISSUE; X RAY SCATTERING;

COHERENTLY SCATTERED PHOTON; LINEAR DIFFERENTIAL SCATTERING COEFFICIENT; MOLECULAR DIFFERENTIAL CROSS SECTION;

X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

FAT; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; BONE TISSUE; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0033567257     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(99)00281-9     Document Type: Article

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