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X-Ray Mass Attenuation Coefficients

Table 3. Values of the mass attenuation coefficient, μ/ρ, and the mass energy-absorption coefficient, μen/ρ, as a function of photon energy, for elemental media. Atomic absorption edges are indicated by the shell designation.

Z     Element        Z     Element        Z     Element        Z     Element
1   H Hydrogen     24   Cr Chromium     47   Ag Silver   70   Yb Ytterbium
2 He Helium 25 Mn Manganese 48 Cd Cadmium 71 Lu Lutetium
3 Li Lithium 26 Fe Iron 49 In Indium 72 Hf Hafnium
4 Be Beryllium 27 Co Cobalt 50 Sn Tin 73 Ta Tantalum
5 B Boron 28 Ni Nickel 51 Sb Antimony 74 W Tungsten
6 C Carbon, Graphite 29 Cu Copper 52 Te Tellurium 75 Re Rhenium
7 N Nitrogen 30 Zn Zinc 53 I Iodine 76 Os Osmium
8 O Oxygen 31 Ga Gallium 54 Xe Xenon 77 Ir Iridium
9 F Fluorine 32 Ge Germanium 55 Cs Cesium 78 Pt Platinum
10 Ne Neon 33 As Arsenic 56 Ba Barium 79 Au Gold
11 Na Sodium 34 Se Selenium 57 La Lanthanum 80 Hg Mercury
12 Mg Magnesium 35 Br Bromine 58 Ce Cerium 81 Tl Thallium
13 Al Aluminum 36 Kr Krypton 59 Pr Praseodymium 82 Pb Lead
14 Si Silicon 37 Rb Rubidium 60 Nd Neodymium 83 Bi Bismuth
15 P Phosphorus 38 Sr Strontium 61 Pm Promethium 84 Po Polonium
16 S Sulfur 39 Y Yttrium 62 Sm Samarium 85 At Astatine
17 Cl Chlorine 40 Zr Zirconium 63 Eu Europium 86 Rn Radon
18 Ar Argon 41 Nb Niobium 64 Gd Gadolinium 87 Fr Francium
19 K Potassium 42 Mo Molybdenum 65 Tb Terbium 88 Ra Radium
20 Ca Calcium 43 Tc Technetium 66 Dy Dysprosium 89 Ac Actinium
21 Sc Scandium 44 Ru Ruthenium 67 Ho Holmium 90 Th Thorium
22 Ti Titanium 45 Rh Rhodium 68 Er Erbium 91 Pa Protactinium
23 V Vanadium 46 Pd Palladium 69 Tm Thulium 92 U Uranium

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