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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) |
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