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Physics — X-ray Attenuation

Beer–Lambert attenuation and the half-value layer.

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I = I_0 e^{-\mu x}

\mu = \text{linear attenuation coefficient}

x_{1/2} = \frac{\ln 2}{\mu}

\text{HVL halves the intensity}