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In the energy-dispersive method, theoretical expressions for the inelastic scattering intensities to be compared with the experimental values are usually given without taking into account the width of the Compton spectrum. The validity of this approximation is examined for the X-ray scattering from neon. It is found that the error due to the neglect of the width never exceeds 0.2% of the total scattering intensity for scattering angles less than 35° and for photon energy ranging from 15 to 35 keV. The effect of the correction for the constant-angle measurements is also discussed.