high-energy photon

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photon
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfəʊ.tɒn/
us
/ˈfoʊ.tɑːn/
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Suppression of the potential well prevents the free electrons from recombination and, thus, nohigh-energyphotoncan be emitted.
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A protocol for the determination of absorbed dose fromhigh-energyphotonand electron beams.
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Ahigh-energyphotonproduces a cone of light confined to 1 of the original photon direction.
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Much like electronic excitation, the nucleus will decay toward its ground state, releasing a high-energyphotonat a number of possible, discrete energies.
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Again, the source of energy for the electron-liberation is ahigh-energyphotonfrom an atom within the plasma body relaxing after excitation from an earlier collision.
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This simple treatment can be useful for high-energy photons but is not accurate enough for low energies or heavy nuclides.
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Such a burn can mask the influence of the high-energy photons on skin and hair, while the longterm general indisposition and vomiting can be caused by many reasons.
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The subsequent rescattering event is considered to be responsible for the emission of high-energy photons and for the enhanced ionization of the internal electron through energy transfer.
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The patients who underwent radiotherapy were irradiated using high-energy photons of a cobalt unit and/or linear accelerator, either before or after surgery, or were exclusively treated using radiation therapy.
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When a positron collides with an electron, it releases two high-energy photons traveling in diametrically opposite directions.
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