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A series of computational experiments are performed for gaining insight into scattering phenomena in industrial radiography. First of all, simulation code results are benchmarked against MCNP Monte Carlo code for verification purpose. Following this, various aspects of scattering phenomena in industrial radiography are studied through simulations. Impact of X-ray tube voltage, energy of gamma photons, volume of the scattering object, object material, scattering object to detector distance are among the parameters observed in these computational experiments. Impact of scattering on energy spectrum of the total flux is observed as well. Spatial distribution of scattered photons are displayed for plates and geometrically complicated objects.
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Inanc, F. Analysis of X-Ray and Gamma Ray Scattering Through Computational Experiments. Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation 18, 73–82 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022670305682
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