Nowadays, parallel to the increasing use of nuclear technology, radiation protection becomes an important issue. The use of materials, such as (Pb) lead, has become standard for protection from radiation. Improving the radiation attenuation properties of new types of materials has become more essential. In this study, the shielding properties of panels containing boron (B) waste (borogypsum) that were produced with different iron (Fe) mineral additives were studied. The attenuation properties of two types of panels produced by using magnetite and borogypsum against gamma radiation were investigated. It was found that gamma radiation protection decreases as the borogypsum contribution to the magnetite panel mixture increases. At the same time, it was observed that the linear attenuation coefficient and water absorption decrease due to the increase in borogypsum additive and sintering temperature inside the panels.
Radiation has been used in many different fields since its discovery, but using it in medical applications is vital, as it is related to human health. In medical application, many different materials are used for different purposes. Three-dimensional materials are used in phantom technology, and it is important to know the properties of those materials. In this study, the linear attenuation coefficients (LACs; μ, cm−1) and some other related parameters of gamma rays (mean free path, half-value layer, tenth-value layer, effective atomic number (Z eff), electron density (N eff) and equivalent atomic number (Z eq)) were obtained for five different phantom fabrication materials used in medical dosimetry. The calculations were done using the Phy-X/PSD software for gamma energies of 10−3–105 MeV. The obtained LAC results ranged from 0.103 to 0.13 cm−1 for 0.365 MeV, from 0.09 to 0.11 cm−1 for 0.511 MeV and from 0.059 to 0.076 cm−1 for 1.275 MeV.
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