X-ray and γ-ray shielding efficiency of polymer composites: choice of fillers, effect of loading and filler size, photon energy and multifunctionality

S Prabhu, SG Bubbly, SB Gudennavar - Polymer Reviews, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Use of X-rays and γ-rays have become inevitable in medical sectors like radiology,
interventional cardiology and diagnostic imaging, radiation physics laboratories, nuclear …

Metal-polymer composites for radiation protection: a review

A Bijanu, R Arya, V Agrawal, AS Tomar… - Journal of polymer …, 2021 - Springer
Ionizing radiations are hazardous in the long run if exposed to a limit higher than the
permissible limit (20 mSv/year). It can cause serious health issues like cancer, cardiac …

[HTML][HTML] Gamma ray shielding characteristics and exposure buildup factor for some natural rocks using MCNP-5 code

KA Mahmoud, MI Sayyed, OL Tashlykov - Nuclear Engineering and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The mass attenuation coefficient μ m for eight rock samples having different chemical
composition was simulated using the MCNP 5 code in energy range (0.002 MeV≤ E≤ 10 …

Introducing a novel low energy gamma ray shield utilizing Polycarbonate Bismuth Oxide composite

R Mehrara, S Malekie, SMS Kotahi, S Kashian - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The fabrication of different weight percentages of Polycarbonate-Bismuth Oxide composite
(PC-Bi2O3), namely 0, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 wt%, was done via the mixed-solution …

Analysis of borosilicate glasses doped with heavy metal oxides for gamma radiation shielding application using Geant4 simulation code

Y Al-Hadeethi, MI Sayyed - Ceramics International, 2019 - Elsevier
The goal of this research is to investigate the influence of three heavy metal oxides (Bi 2 O 3,
BaO and TiO 2) on the gamma rays shielding effectiveness of borosilicate glasses. The …

Radiation shielding features for various tellurium-based alloys: A comparative study

MHA Mhareb, M Zeama, M Elsafi, YS Alajerami… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
We investigate the radiation shielding properties for four Te-based alloys. X-ray diffraction
patterns revealed pure phases in all studied samples; however, a secondary phase is …

Shielding characteristics of nanocomposites for protection against X-and gamma rays in medical applications: effect of particle size, photon energy and nano-particle …

E Mansouri, A Mesbahi, R Malekzadeh… - Radiation and …, 2020 - Springer
In recent decades, nanomaterials have been extensively investigated for many applications.
Composites doped with different metal nanoparticles have been suggested as effective …

Physical, optical and shielding features of Li2O–B2O3–MgO–Er2O3 glasses co-doped of Sm2O3

MHA Mhareb - Applied physics A, 2020 - Springer
The glassy systems acquired much concern for using in diverse implementations. For this
cause, different concentrations of samarium oxide co-doped lithium magnesium borate …

A comprehensive ionizing radiation shielding study of FexSe0. 5Te0. 5 alloys with various iron concentrations

RM Hamad, MHA Mhareb, YS Alajerami… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aims to explore the photon, neutron, and proton shielding features of Fe x Se 0.5
Te 0.5 alloys with different iron concentrations; 0.95≤ x≤ 1.05. The X-ray diffraction …

Physical, structural, optical and gamma radiation attenuation properties of germanate-tellurite glasses for shielding applications

KM Kaky, MI Sayyed, MHA Mhareb… - Journal of Non …, 2020 - Elsevier
Germanate-tellurite glasses with a composition of (75-x) TeO 2-xGeO 2–12.5 ZnO-12.5 BaO,
where x= 0, 5, 10, and 20 mol%, were synthesized. A traditional melt-quenching-annealing …