Radiation shielding performances of Na2SiO3 based low-cost micro and nano composites for diagnostic imaging

Bozkurt M., ŞAHİN N., KARABUL Y., KILIÇ M., Özdemir Z.

PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR ENERGY, cilt.143, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 143
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2021.104058
  • Dergi Adı: PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR ENERGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Environment Index, INSPEC, Pollution Abstracts, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Radiation shielding, Sodium metasilicate, Bismuth oxide, Nanocomposites, Mass attenuation coefficient, WinXCom, BI2O3 MICRO, ATTENUATION, PARTICLES, WO3, ABSORPTION, ENERGY, LEAD
  • Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The present study deals with determining the gamma-ray shielding parameters of the micro (mu)- Bi2O3, mu- WO3, nano (n)-Bi2O3, and n-WO3 reinforced Na2SiO3 (sodium metasilicate) composites experimentally and theoretically. The study has aimed to compare the size of reinforcing particles on the gamma-ray shielding ability of very low-cost and non-toxic Na2SiO3. In this context, the gamma-ray shielding performances of the samples containing different weight percentages of mu-Bi2O3, mu-WO3, n-Bi2O3, and n-WO3 particles have been evaluated by employing mass attenuation coefficient, half-value layer, and mean free path. The related parameters have been measured experimentally and also calculated by WinXCom. It has been revealed that Na2SiO3 composites having micro and nano-structured Bi2O3 and WO3 particles show good radiation shielding for 81 keV photons. In this respect, among all composites, the Na2SiO3/30% mu-WO3 sample has a promising potential to shield the ionizing radiation utilized in diagnostic imaging such as mammography, conventional X-ray machine, etc.