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Results in Physics, 2018 The mass attenuation coefficients (μ/ρ), effective atomic numbers (Zeff) and electron densities (Ne) of some amino acids obtained experimentally by the other researchers have been calculated using MCNP5 simulations in the energy range 0.122–1.330 MeV ...
B O Elbashir, M G Dong, M I Sayyed
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Results in Physics, 2018 Natural sepiolite mineral is a naturally occurring clay form belonging to a part of layered silicate. Because of its advantages such as low production cost, light-weight and convenient, it may be selected as an alternative shielding material to others ...
M I Sayyed, H O Tekin, O Agar
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Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2022 Phy-X/PSD and XCOM are two software programs used for computations in radiation shielding and nuclear energy research. This study aims to compare the accuracy of Phy-X/PSD with that of XCOM in the determination of mass attenuation coefficient (MAC) of ...
M. Alhassan +2 more
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Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2017 In this work, linear and mass attenuation coefficients, effective atomic number and electron density, mean free paths, and half value layer and 10th value layer values of barium–bismuth–borosilicate glasses were obtained for 662 keV, 1,173 keV, and 1,332
Reza Bagheri +2 more
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High-density lead-free alloys for compact and sustainable photon shielding: a Monte Carlo and benchmarking study [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe quest for next-generation radiation shielding hinges on finding lead-free alloys that balance high density with environmental safety. In this work, we targeted three transition metal arsenides (VAs, MoAs, and TaAs) to determine their efficacy against
Morad Khalid Hamad
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The improved extrapolated center of mass enhances the safety of exoskeleton system [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMaintaining the balance and safety of the exoskeleton human–robot coupling system is a prerequisite for realizing the rehabilitation training function. Therefore, research on the balance of lower limb exoskeleton robots has attracted much attention. When
Chang Wang +5 more
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Analysis of water-equivalent materials used during irradiation in the clinic with XCOM and BEAMnrc
Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences, 2019 The devices used in the departments of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, and Radiation Oncology should check for precise dose at some periods. The purpose of study is to compare the materials used for dosimetric control using Monte Carlo (MC) simulation. For MC simulation, BEAMnrc and DOSXYZnrc were used.
Taylan Tugrul, Osman EROĞUL
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Radiation shielding characteristics of HDPE/tungsten oxide nanocomposites reinforced with graphene oxide and LDPE using Geant4, XCOM and experiment [PDF]
Polyolefins JournalThis research aims to determine and quantify the radiation shielding characteristics of high-density polyethylene/ tungsten oxide (HDPE/WO3) nanocomposites including the linear attenuation coefficient (μ), mass attenuation coefficient (μ/ρ), half-value ...
Shahryar Malekie +4 more
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Experimental and simulation study of shielding features of polyester/HgO composites against photons using GEANT4 and MCNP codes [PDF]
Scientific ReportsIn this study, the shielding properties of six samples of the polyester (PE)/HgO composite against photons with an energy range of 0.01–15 MeV (including a 137Cs source with an energy of 662 keV) are evaluated.
Vafa Zebardast, Akbar Abdi Saray
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Nuclear AnalysisThis study aims to evaluate different photon interaction parameters of human body organs at nine photon energies (0.021 keV–1.25 MeV) using GAMOS and FLUKA Monte Carlo codes. The Mass attenuation coefficients, Mean Free Path, Half Value Layer, Tenth Value Layer, and Mass absorption coefficients of the breast, lung, kidney, pancreas, liver, eye lens ...
A Arectout, H Boukhal, H El Yaakoubi
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