Question 629
{"accessible":false,"alternatives":[{"id":3150,"text":"coherent scattering"},{"id":3151,"text":"Compton effect"},{"id":3152,"text":"photoelectric effect"},{"id":3153,"text":"pair production"},{"id":3301,"text":"Rayleigh scattering"}],"archived":false,"correctAlternativeId":3151,"explanation":"\u003cp\u003eAt energies normally used in diagnostic radiography, the Compton effect is the attenuation process that is the major contributor to scatter.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdapted from\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Basic_Physics_of_Digital_Radiography\"\u003eBasic Physics of Digital Radiography\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;by\u0026nbsp;Kieran Maher,\u0026nbsp;with author's permission (License:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/\"\u003eCreative Commons\u0026nbsp;BY-SA 3.0\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e","id":629,"imageUrl":null,"imageAttribution":null,"imageAttributionCaseInfo":null,"firstQuestionPath":"/questions/2748","nextQuestionPath":"/articles/coherent-scattering/questions/620","relatedArticles":[{"id":30308,"title":"Compton effect","link":"/articles/compton-effect?lang=us"},{"id":29684,"title":"Photoelectric effect","link":"/articles/photoelectric-effect?lang=us"},{"id":31661,"title":"Pair production","link":"/articles/pair-production?lang=us"}],"alsoUsedIn":[],"stem":"\u003cp\u003eThe scattered radiation during a diagnostic x-ray examination arises mainly as a result of...\u003c/p\u003e","menuLinks":[{"text":"Report problem with question","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO3soWYhOjJ7yErSysyCe5V4A1CqW7WK3rDA7MtAkecMGqNw/viewform?entry.1624461248\u0026entry.553583435=https://radiopaedia.org/questions/629"}],"attemptsPercentages":[{"alternativeId":"3150","percentage":8},{"alternativeId":"3153","percentage":0},{"alternativeId":"3301","percentage":3},{"alternativeId":"3152","percentage":12},{"alternativeId":"3151","percentage":77}],"promptToLogin":false,"questionManager":false,"articleId":"coherent-scattering"}