Medical radiation shielding in terms of effective atomic numbers and electron densities of some glasses
Radiation Physics and Chemistry, vol.206, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 206
- Publication Date: 2023
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2023.110767
- Journal Name: Radiation Physics and Chemistry
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, EMBASE, INSPEC, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Civil Engineering Abstracts
- Keywords: Effective atomic number, Effective electron density, Gamma attenuation, Glass
- Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
For more than at decade, oxy-fuoride glasses are the main interest for many researchers. This is due to the importance of glasses as it is used for many different applications. Radiation shielding is one of the important application as it is important for human health. In this study, the gamma ray shielding characters of glasses formulated as (20-x)CaF2-xAl2O3–20Bi2O3–59B2O3–CuO (x = 3,6,9,12,15) were investigated. This is done obtaining of linear attenuation coefficients (LAC), effective atomic number (Zeff) and effective electron density (Neff) using Phy-X/PSD code.