X-raysFor different groups of uses, such as health physicists, crystallographers, etc. The authors attempt to make each topic intelligible to the non-specialist in that topic. |
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Absorption and Scattering | 31 |
Measuring Methods and Instruments | 55 |
Calibration of Xray Sets | 84 |
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