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The mass attenuation coefficients, µ m, of biological materials have been studied as a function of weight fraction of constituent elements (hydrogen, carbon, oxygen and nitrogen). A considerable change in µ m is seen only in low energy region whereas no change is observed with the increasing percentage of constituent elements in high energy region up to 10 MeV. The results have been presented in graphical form.
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Singh, K., Singh, C., Singh, P.S. et al. Effect of weight fraction of different constituent elements on the total mass attenuation coefficients of biological materials. Pramana - J Phys 59, 151–154 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-002-0039-y
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