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Applied Sciences, 2021 Radiation exposure in medical institutions is mainly due to low doses. Low-dose radiation mainly means scattered radiation, and such scattered radiation can be shielded with a lightweight shielding suit.
Seon-Chil Kim
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Hybrid Advances, 2023 Polymer nanocomposites are promising alternates to toxic lead-based shielding material and have huge potential for practical applications, such as, in diagnostic X-ray shielding.
Sangeetha Jayakumar +2 more
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Aerospace, 2023 Aircraft are exposed to cosmic radiation depending on their flight altitude and latitude. Therefore, flight attendants are exposed to radiation for long periods.
Seon-Chil Kim, Sung-Hwan Kim
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Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2022 Soils are porous materials with high shielding capability to attenuate gamma and X-rays. The disposal of radionuclides throughout the soil profile can expose the living organisms to ionizing radiation.
Luiz F. Pires
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Natural and medical radiation are the most frequent sources of daily low-dose radiation exposure for the general public, but these radiation levels are generally acceptable. Among various occupations, aviation crew members and medical workers are exposed
Seon-Chil Kim, Jun Sik Son
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Experimental and Simulation Study on Shielding Performance of Developed Hydrogenous Composites
Space: Science & Technology, 2022 Space radiation has been well-known as the main health hazard to crews involved in manned space explorations. Two kinds of hydrogenous-rich composites are developed through compressing molding under high-temperature processing techniques for shielding ...
Minghui Cai +4 more
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Research Progress with Membrane Shielding Materials for Electromagnetic/Radiation Contamination
Membranes, 2023 As technology develops at a rapid pace, electromagnetic and radiation pollution have become significant issues. These forms of pollution can cause many important environmental issues.
Hengtong Zhang, Shudong Lin
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Applied Sciences, 2022 As radiation-based techniques become increasingly important tools for medical diagnostics, medical professionals face increasing risk from the long-term effects of scattered radiation exposure.
Seon-Chil Kim
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Investigation on elastic properties and radiation shielding of lead-recycled cathode ray tube glass system [PDF]
Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST), 2020 The elastic and radiation shielding properties of lead-recycled cathode ray tube (CRT) glass were investigated in order to study the possible reduction in the use of toxic lead oxide glass by partial replacement using CRT glass waste.
Raewat Laopaiboon +4 more
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Evaluation of a new foetal shielding device for pregnant brain tumour patients
Radiation Oncology, 2021 Background The present study aimed to propose a new foetal shielding device for pregnant cancer patients to reduce the foetal dose associated with treatment techniques using multiple gantry angles, such as intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) or ...
Seonghee Kang +5 more
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