Measured molecular coherent scattering form factors of animal tissues, plastics and human breast tissue

Abstract

Photon scattering angular distributions from various animal tissues were measured at two energies of a monochromatic synchrotron x-ray beam. Two plastics and human breast tissue were also measured. From these two measurements, the molecular coherent scattering form factor of each material was extracted. A new data analysis technique that uses Monte Carlo based corrections for air scattering, incoherent scattering and multiple scattering was used. The form factors of the 16 materials are presented in tabular form, suitable for use in computer calculations.