geometric attenuation

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geometric attenuation [‚jē·ə¦me·trik ə‚ten·yə′wā·shən]

(nucleonics)

That part of the reduction in the intensity of ionizing radiation with distance from a source which is associated with spreading out of the radiation and is independent of the interaction of the radiation with matter.

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