title: Dependence of scatter on atomic number for x rays from tungsten and molybdenum anodes in the mammographic energy range.
abstract: A study was done to determine the relative amounts of scatter for the following materials with atomic numbers ranging from Z=6 to Z=82: C, Al, Ti, Fe, Cu, Zn, Zr, Y, Mo, Ta, and Pb. Measurements were performed for each material on two constant potential x-ray units--one fitted with a molybdenum (Mo) anode-Mo filter and the other with a tungsten (W) anode-aluminum (Al) filter (medium filtration) at 30 kVp. Theoretical calculations were also performed for each anode to explain the scatter behavior and to aid in predicting the behavior for materials where measurements were not made. There was good agreement between the theoretical calculations and the experimental data.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 53706, USA. rjaus@students.wisc.edu
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Aus
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: DeWerd
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Pearson
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Micka
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Ng
mesh_terms: D001703:Biophysics / Q000379:methods; D003300:Copper; D007501:Iron; D008327:Mammography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D008982:Molybdenum; D017785:Photons; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D014414:Tungsten; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D003300:Copper; D008982:Molybdenum; D007501:Iron; D014414:Tungsten