Title: Compton scattering analysis
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - Compton scattering analysis
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.08720
Status: current

Definition
Measurement principle in which wavelengths and angular distribution of Compton scattered electrons is applied in order to reconstruct X-ray and gamma-ray spectra.

Note
Compton scattering analysis is applied, for example, in mammography.

Source
- PAC, 2021, 93, 69. 'Vocabulary of radioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 74 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0302)

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Citation: Citation: 'Compton scattering analysis' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.08720
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