[HTML][HTML] Radiation shielding polymer composites: Ray-interaction mechanism, structural design, manufacture and biomedical applications

Q Chang, S Guo, X Zhang - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Nuclear technology has expanded from the original weapon of war to all aspects of social
development, finding wide applications in various industries such as medical diagnostics …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] High-efficiency, flexibility and lead-free X-ray shielding multilayered polymer composites: Layered structure design and shielding mechanism

Z Li, W Zhou, X Zhang, Y Gao, S Guo - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
To overcome the severe toxicity and blind absorption zone of conventional lead-based
shielding materials for X-rays in the 70–90 keV range, the lead-free multilayered polymer …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of particle size on mass dependent attenuation capability of bulk and nanoparticle PbO radiation shields

M Elsafi, MI Sayyed, AH Almuqrin, MM Gouda… - Results in Physics, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aims to evaluate the effect of particle size on the mass dependent attenuation
ability of bulk and nanoparticles PbO. The mass attenuation coefficient, or MAC, of the …

Synergistic effect of nano‐bentonite and nanocadmium oxide doping concentrations on assembly, characterization, and enhanced gamma‐rays shielding properties …

RM El‐Sharkawy, EA Allam, A El‐Taher… - … Journal of Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
It has been confirmed from an experimental, as well as a theoretical, standpoint that metal
oxide polymer nanocomposites (MPNCs) represent a new category of advanced materials …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the Attenuation Properties of Commercial Lead-Free Radiation-Shielding Composite Materials Against Medical X-rays

A Trajkovska Petkoska - Journal of Composites Science, 2023 - mdpi.com
Six commercial, lead-free, radiation protective materials were tested for their attenuation
across a range of X-ray energies used in medical diagnostic imaging and interventional …

Lightweight polyester fabric with elastomeric bismuth titanate composite for high-performing lead-free X-ray shielding

L Yu, PL Yap, AMC Santos, DNH Tran… - Radiation Physics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
To protect the workers from overexposure to X-ray radiation, conventional lead (Pb)-based
aprons are widely applied to many medical institutions and nuclear industries. However …

Coating of polyester fabrics with micro-particles of Bi2O3 and BaO for ionization ray shielding

AZ Mehrjardi, L Gholamzadeh, F Zafari - Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 2023 - Elsevier
The aim of the present study is to fabricate an economical, environmentally friendly, easily
workable, light-weight and comfortable textile-based radiation shield. At first, polyester …

PbWO4 Synergistically Modified with Styrene Maleic Anhydride and Bis(dioctyl pyrophosphate) Ethylene Titanate in Highly Filled Polymer Fibers for Enhanced γ‐Ray …

FH Mai, QP Zhang, R Wang, LC Meng… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Radiation protection safety and wear comfort of personal protective equipment (PPE) are of
vital importance to nuclear personnel involved. Unfortunately, it is difficult for current PEE to …

X-ray attenuation features of some tellurite glasses evaluated at medical diagnostic energies

Y Al-Hadeethi, MI Sayyed - Applied Mathematics and Computation, 2020 - Elsevier
We investigated the X-ray interaction parameters with quaternary tellurite glass system in the
structure of TeO 2 single bondZnOsingle bondNb 2 O 5 single bondGd 2 O 3. The X-ray …