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(CPBA) The competitive protein
binding analysis is a radioimmunoassay utilizing radioactive isotope labeled antigens, which compete with unlabeled antigens for chemical bond with specific antibodies. Binding proteins occur naturally and have affinity for other substances.
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The (spot) compression of for example breast tissue, allows for greater reduction in thickness of the area of interest and improved
separation of breast tissues by the use of a small compression device. Compression can be also a software or hardware process that shrinks images to lessen the storage space. Compression is generally accomplished by removing the bits that define redundant like data blank spaces, and replacing them with a smaller symbolic code that represents the removed or redundant bits. •
The continuum of energies transferred to electrons by Compton scattering is called the Compton continuum. It reflects also the maximum energy which a photon can give to the Compton electron depending on a maximum scattering angle and it's initially energy.
See also Compton Effect. •
The Compton effect describes the interaction of x-ray photons with electrons, in Compton's experiment in 1922/23 the electrons of graphite atoms. The x-ray photons scatter (Compton scattering) off the electrons in different directions. The remaining energy (lower frequency) of the scattered x-ray photons depends on the scattering angle. From an energy based point of view, these 'new or old' photons are a part of the original energy, represented by the incident x-ray photon before the interaction. The photons loss of energy (reduced frequency) is gained by an electron. Depending on this energy the electron could leave the atom. Depending on the remaining energy of the photon the interaction can repeat with a more to more decreasing energy level in the form of further Compton Scattering or by photo-electric absorption. Usually the Compton effect involves atom-bound electrons. The Compton effect is responsible for most scattering effects in radiography. Further Reading: Basics:
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