  The differential cross section for gamma-deuteron Compton scattering is
computed to next-to-leading order (NLO) in an effective field theory that
describes nucleon-nucleon interactions below the pion production threshold.
Contributions at NLO include the nucleon isoscalar electric polarizability from
its 1/m_pi behavior in the chiral limit. The parameter free prediction of the
gamma-deuteron differential cross section at NLO is in good agreement with
data.
