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The radiation models used in the interpretation of gamma-ray data are usually forced to include a number of simplifications to provide fast enough calculations to be used in fitting routines. We investigate the geometrical effects affecting the production and absorption of gamma-ray radiation emitted in inverse Compton scattering in the synchrotron-self-Compton process. The effect of the anisotropy of the radiation field seen by the scattering electrons homogeneously distributed in the emission region is evaluated. We also study the cases of a inhomogeneous distribution of electrons, or non-spherically symmetric emission region. We obtain simple numerical factors, that can be used in modelling software, that scale the emission for different assumptions about the geometry of the emission region and the distribution of the emitting electrons. Finally, we also study the absorption of the radiation produced in the different scenarios, and compare the full calculations with the commonly assumed simplifications.
