Softening of hard bremsstrahlung by Compton backscattering
Abstract
Multimegavolt bremsstrahlung backscattering from paraffin yields a photon spectrum mainly below 0.6 MeV. The measured dose in the backscattered radiation agrees with Monte Carlo computations to within 10%.
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