Measurement principle in which wavelengths and angular distribution of Compton scattered electrons is applied in order to reconstruct X-ray and gamma-ray spectra.
Note:
Compton scattering analysis is applied, for example, in mammography.
Source:
PAC, 2021, 93, 69. 'Vocabulary of radioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 74 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0302)