Photon scattering-a 'new' source of information in medicine and biology?

Radioactivity Control of Composite Materials Using Low Energy Photon Radiation

“…These measurements have been made with radioactive sources at various scattering angles with samples of tissue or bone equivalent materials. (Speller and Horrocks 1991) and (Shakeshaft and et al 1997) have introduced applications of this technique in the fields of medicine and biology. This technique has also been tested for some elements with atomic number satisfying, 26 ≤ Z ≤ 82, by (Içelli and Erzeneoglu 2002) and (Içelli 2006).…”

Electron density of Rhizophora spp. wood using Compton scattering technique at 15.77, 17.48 and 22.16keV XRF energies

“…However, these scattered photons may actually be useful as a new source of information in medicine and biology (Speller and Horrocks, 1991).…”

Relationship between Scattered Photon Counts and Concentrations of Some Saline Solutions in Compton Scattering

“…[1][2][3][4] In fact, because the scattered radiation contains precise and direct positional information of the scattered sample that depends, for a given irradiation geometry, on the scattered angle and detector position, data can be obtained by using photon sources and scintillation or solid state detectors placed at an angle to the incident beam. The number of Compton scattered photons is linearly proportional to the electron density of the scattered volume, and this has created the possibility to provide data for the characterization of materials for study.…”