Question

What is meant by linear absorption coefficient?

Answer 1

Heyaa folk,

Linear absorption coefficient :

That fraction of ionizing radiation, absorbed in a unit thickness of a substance or tissue, is called as linear absorption coefficient.

Explanation -

Linear absorption coefficient describes the rate of energy loss by a photon beam per centimetre within a medim.
It has units of cm-1.
It is present in the equation : ( 1 )"

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