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IT is of interest and importance to know the energy distribution of the radiation emitted from betatrons and synchrotrons, since such knowledge is necessary in cases where cross-sections of nuclear reactions are to be determined1, and in estimating the clinical effect of such radiation.
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BOSLEY, W., CRAGGS, J., NASH, W. et al. X-Radiation from a 20-Mev. Betatron. Nature 161, 1022–1023 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/1611022a0
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