Piontek R W, Kase K R
Radiology. 1980 Aug;136(2):505-7. doi: 10.1148/radiology.136.2.7403532.
Photon and electron transmission measurements were made for silicone elastomer and water, used in mammary prostheses. Photon energies used ranged from 100 kVp, 1.0-mm AI HVL, to 8 MV, and electron energies ranged from 3 to 11 MeV. Transmission of photons above 150 keV and electrons above 2 MeV through the silicone and water is identical, as expected from calculations of mass attenuation coefficients and mass stopping power.
