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Table 1. Material qualities of plastics tested for detector case [22].

	Tensile Strength (MPa)	Flexural Modulus (GPa)	NIR Attenuation Coefficient (cm⁻¹)	X-Ray Attenuation Coefficient (cm⁻¹)
Polycarbonate	62	2.4	0.66	0.35
Polypropylene	35	1.4	0.91	0.29
Acrylic	60	3.0	1.08	0.68
High Density Polyethylene	35	0.3	1.56	0.32
Acetal	61	2.5	2.18	0.89
Acetal Resin	69	2.8	2.00	1.05
Polytetrafluoroethylene	25	0.6	3.31	2.26