Is it possible to find a function from an equation that has it as the argument of a delta function?

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I am wondering if I can find a function $ Q(x,\rho)$ if I am given the following equation:

$B(\alpha,\rho) = \iint_{\mathfrak{R}} \delta[\alpha - Q(x,y,\rho)]\, \text{d}x \text{d}y$

Here, $\mathfrak{R}$ is some region and we are integrating over the Cartesian $(x,y)$ coordinates. I am assuming I know the value of $B(\alpha,\rho)$. Is it possible to find $ Q(x,y,\rho)$?

I think we we integrate both sides of the equation, after multiplying by $\alpha$, over all $\alpha$, then we can arrive at the following equation:

$\overline{B}(\rho) = \iint_{\mathfrak{R}} Q(x,y,\rho)\, \text{d}x \text{d}y$

Here $\overline{B}(\rho) = \int \alpha B (\alpha,\rho) \, \text{d} \alpha$. So now we have some type of integral equation. Is it possible to solve this for $ Q(x,y,\rho)$ somehow?