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  28. Saloman, E.B., and Hubbell, J.H., X-Ray Attenuation Coefficients (Total Cross Sections): Comparison of the Experimental Data Base with the Recommended Values of Henke and the Theoretical Values of Scofield for Energies Between 0.1-100 keV, National Bureau of Standards Internal Report NBSIR 86-3431 (1986).

  29. Saloman, E.B., Hubbell, J.H. and Scofield, J.H., X-Ray Attenuation Cross Sections for Energies 100 eV to 100 keV and Elements Z=1 to Z=92, Atomic Data and Nuclear Data Tables 38, 1-197 (1988).

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  32. Creagh, D.C. and Hubbell, J.H., Problems Associated with the Measurement of X-Ray Attenuation Coefficients. I. Silicon. Report on the International Union of Crystallography X-Ray Attenuation Project, Acta Cryst. A 43, 102-112 (1987).

  33. Creagh, D.C. and Hubbell, J.H., Problems Associated with the Measurement of X-Ray Attenuation Coefficients. II. Carbon. Report on the International Union of Crystallography X-Ray Attenuation Project, Acta Cryst. A 46, 402-408 (1990).

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