SYN: Compton effect.
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Compton scattering n the scattering of a high-energy photon with loss of energy that occurs in the Compton effect
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modified scattering; the deflection of an incident photon by interaction with a free electron or an orbital electron of much lower energy than the photon; the photon is deflected from its original path and gives up part of its energy to displace the electron.Medical dictionary. 2011.