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Scattering, Radiation

Medical Definition: The process in which energy is removed from a beam of light or other electromagnetic radiation and emitted without appreciable change in wavelength. May be considered as the change in direction of a particle or photon owing to a collision with another particle or system.
Guide Notes: NIM; no qualif; includes light scattering (coord with LIGHT (NIM) )
Previously Indexed: Radiation (1966-1970),specific radiation (1966-1970)

Scattering, Radiation Medical Definitions and Terms

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