Anomalous Rayleigh scatter in dilute media.
Phys Med Biol
; 47(18): 3407-17, 2002 Sep 21.
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ABSTRACT
Anomalous Rayleigh scatter is examined for dilute concentrations of the biomedically relevant element iodine in aqueous media including measurements with monochromatic synchrotron radiation in the vicinity of the iodine K-edge. The measurements agree with anomalous scatter-factor corrections to the form-factor approximation which has been shown to have good agreement with higher precision S-matrix calculations for small angle scatter over a wide range of energies but has not been adequately tested at the edge. Monte Carlo modelling, including the modelling of polarized Compton and Rayleigh scattered x-rays, is used to determine the relative contributions of the scatter and fluorescent components at the detector as well as the modelling of self-absorption and relative dose in the determination of detection limits. A Rayleigh scatter minimum of 28 barns/sr was observed at an energy 10 +/- 5 eV below the K-edge of iodine at a position predicted from an evaluation of the dispersion integral that includes bound-bound resonance contributions. Minimum detectable concentrations for observation of the anomalous Rayleigh scatter feature at an exposure of 10 mSv, predicted for iodine and iron, are 1 mg ml(-1) and 10 mg ml(-1), respectively. Upper limits to detection of the feature imposed by degradation of the signal by self-absorption are 0.021 g cm(-2) and 0.0029 g cm(-2) radiation lengths, respectively.
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Assunto principal:
Espalhamento de Radiação
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Radiografia
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Health_economic_evaluation
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Prognostic_studies
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En
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Phys Med Biol
Ano de publicação:
2002
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Article
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Reino Unido