Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index In telecommunication, radiation scattering is the diversion of radiation (thermal, electromagnetic, or nuclear) from its original path as a result of interaction or collisions with atoms, molecules, or larger particles in the atmosphere or other media between the source of radiation (e.g., a nuclear explosion) and a point some distance away. As a result of scattering, radiation (especially gamma rays and neutrons) will be received at such a point from many directions instead of only from the direction of the source. Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from the Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.