Preferred Label : backscatter;
IUPAC definition : Scattering of radiation in a generally backward direction. In the assay of radioactivity,
it applies to the scattering of radiation into the radiation detector from any material
except the sample and the detector. In light scattering, it is said to occur when
the scattering angle, θ, is 180 . Conversely, forward scattering occurs when θ is
0 .;
Origin ID : B00581;
See also
Scattering of radiation in a generally backward direction. In the assay of radioactivity,
it applies to the scattering of radiation into the radiation detector from any material
except the sample and the detector. In light scattering, it is said to occur when
the scattering angle, θ, is 180 . Conversely, forward scattering occurs when θ is
0 .
