half thickness
(*) Thickness of absorbing material necessary to reduce by one-half the intensity of radiation which passes through it. | ||||
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Half-thickness
Any given absorber that will reduce the intensity of an original beam of ionizing radiation to one-half of its initial value.
Any given absorber that will reduce the intensity of an original beam of ionizing radiation to one-half of its initial value.