Experimental elimination and determination of the Compton component in diffuse scattering have been made by using crystal monochromated Ag K&agr;radiation and balanced Rh and Ru filters. The K absorption edge of Ru (&lgr;=0.5605 Å) lies very close to the wavelength of Ag K&agr;1(&lgr;=0.5594 Å) so that the intensity obtained using balanced Rh‐Ru filters at scattering angles 2&thgr;>20° is essentially the unmodified Ag K&agr;1scattering. A procedure is outlined for the elimination of the Compton component at lower angles and for conversion of arbitrary intensities into electron units.