Introduction To Health Physics
Introduction To Health Physics
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ISBN: 9780071835275
Author: Johnson, Thomas E. (thomas Edward), Cember, Herman.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.49P

(a)

To determine

The energy of the backscattered photon.

(b)

To determine

The energy of the Compton edge.

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