The amount of material that will reduce the intensity of the primary beam to one-half its original value is the
a. half-value layer.
b. radioactive half-life.
c. aluminum equivalency.
d. HVL/keV ratio.
a. half-value layer.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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