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EMERGING BEAM [2 records]

Record 1 2019-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
CONT

If we have three equal path lengths of an x-ray beam through three different types of tissue, muscle, bone and blood, that are the same depths, the emergent beam (given that the entry beam to all tissues is of equal intensity) from bone will be attenuated to a greater extent than the beam through either muscle or through blood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique radiologique et applications
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
CONT

Lorsqu'un faisceau homogène de rayons X traverse le corps humain, le faisceau émergent présente des inhomogénéités qui reflètent la forme et la nature des tissus traversés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física radiológica (Teoría y aplicación)
  • Radiografía (Medicina)
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Record 2 1991-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie

Spanish

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