Simulation of gamma-ray shielding properties for materials of medical interest
Mucize SARIHAN
Abstract
Abstract Radiation that is emitted from unstable nuclei during radioactive decay is an important phenomenon to be used in large fields, and thus, radiation shielding properties are important especially for gamma rays. Thus, in the present work, the radiation shielding properties in terms of linear attenuation coefficients and some other quantities for medical interest materials of water, fat and bone have been obtained. The results simulated by Phy-X/PSD online code the energy range of 10 −3 –10 5 MeV.
Topics & Concepts
Electromagnetic shieldingAttenuationRadiation shieldingRadiationGamma rayRange (aeronautics)Medical radiationMaterials scienceComputational physicsPhysicsRadiochemistryNuclear physicsOpticsMedical physicsChemistryComposite materialRadiation Shielding Materials AnalysisGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studiesRadioactivity and Radon Measurements