  Data correction is probably the least favourite activity amongst users
experimenting with small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS): if it is not done
sufficiently well, this may become evident during the data analysis stage,
necessitating the repetition of the data corrections from scratch. A
recommended, comprehensive sequence of elementary data correction steps is
presented here to alleviate the difficulties associated with data correction.
When applied in the proposed order, the resulting data will provide a high
degree of accuracy for both solid samples and dispersions. The solution here
can be applied without modification to any pinhole-collimated instruments with
photon-counting, direct detection area detectors.
