Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2022 Half Value Layer calculations theoretically need prior specification of linear attenuation calculations, since the HVL value is derived by dividing ln(2) by the linear attenuation coefficient.
H.O. Tekin +3 more
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Evaluation of the shielding parameters of alkaline earth based phosphate glasses using MCNPX code
Results in Physics, 2019 Glass systems of composition 16XO–3Al2O3–6CuO–20Na2O–55P2O5 (where X = Sr, Ca, Mg and Ba mol%) have been investigated to check its potential utilize as gamma ray shielding material. Different shielding quantities namely mass attenuation coefficient (µ/ρ),
O. Agar +7 more
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An investigation on shielding properties of BaO, MoO3 and P2O5 based glasses using MCNPX code
Results in Physics, 2019 In the present work, some radiation shielding quantities (mass attenuation coefficients, effective atomic number, effective electron density, half value layer and mean free path) for various BaO–MoO3–P2O5 ternary glass systems have been determined within
O. Agar +5 more
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Editorial: 2<sup>nd</sup> collection of special issue in innovations, advances, and challenges in precision radiation oncology physics. [PDF]
Precis Radiat OncolPrecision Radiation Oncology, Volume 9, Issue 4, Page 232-233, December 2025.
Guan F, Campelo S, Jiang Z, Bronk L.
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Improved organ absorbed dose estimation in abdominal CT using DICOM header-based tube current modulation profiles: Validation with measurements and Monte Carlo simulations. [PDF]
J Appl Clin Med PhysAbstract Purpose Precise determination of organ absorbed doses in computed tomography (CT) is vital for evaluating radiation risk and optimizing radiation dose. This study aimed to improve the accuracy of organ absorbed dose estimates in abdominal CT by integrating tube current modulation (TCM) profiles—extracted from the Digital Imaging and ...
Nuntue C +4 more
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Enhance simulation capability of beta-voltaic micro battery using MCNPX-SILVACO hybrid code [PDF]
مجله علوم و فنون هستهای, 2020 The accuracy of each simulating beta-voltaic battery parameter is very important, especially in micro-batteries. The aim of this study is to improve the calculation of beta-battery parameters’ accuracy. For this purpose, at first, using the Monte Carlo N-
P. Maleki, Gh.R. Etaati
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Utilizing patient data: A tutorial on predicting second cancer with machine learning models. [PDF]
Cancer MedAbstract Background The article explores the potential risk of secondary cancer (SC) due to radiation therapy (RT) and highlights the necessity for new modeling techniques to mitigate this risk. Methods By employing machine learning (ML) models, specifically decision trees, in the research process, a practical framework is established for forecasting ...
Sadeghi H +4 more
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Frontiers in Physics, 2022 Structural properties of materials irradiated with gamma-rays, such as mechanical and physical properties, may be modified or reduced depending on the displacement damages. Apart from increasing or decreasing that property, damage may be desirable or not.
M. Hoseini +3 more
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A Monte Carlo approach to calculate the production prerequisites of 124I radioisotope towards the activity estimation [PDF]
Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2018 The Monte Carlo simulation code MCNPX has been used to simulate the production of 124I by 124,125Te(p, xn) and 123,124Te(d,xn) reactions to form high activity 124I.
Azizakram Hamid +3 more
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Development of a Liver Phantom Based on Computed Tomography Images for Dosimetric Purpose [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2018 Introduction: The present study was conducted with the aim of designing a liver phantom for dosimetry. To benchmark the results obtained by the developed liver phantom, another method was applied for the dosimetry of a real liver tissue using imaging ...
Seyed Alireza Mousavi Shirazi
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