Journal of Radiation Protection and Research

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Validation of MCNPX with Experimental Results of Mass Attenuation Coefficients for Cement, Gypsum and Mixture

  • Tekin, Huseyin Ozan (Department of Radiotherapy, Uskudar University) ;
  • Singh, Viswanath P. (Department of Physics, Karnatak University) ;
  • Manici, Tugba (Medical Radiation Research Center (USMERA), Uskudar University) ;
  • Altunsoy, Elif Ebru (Department of Medical Imaging, Uskudar University)
  • Received : 2017.05.31
  • Accepted : 2017.07.12
  • Published : 2017.09.30
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Abstract

Background: Shielding properties of compound or mixture is presented in terms of mass attenuation coefficients using Monte Carlo simulation. Mass attenuation coefficients of cement, gypsum and the mixture of gypsum and $PbCO_3$ has been investigated using monte carlo MCNPX. Materials and Methods: The mass attenuation coefficients of cement, gypsum and the mixture of gypsum and $PbCO_3$ were calculated for photon energies 365.5, 661.6, 1,173.2, and 1,332.5 keV energies. Results and Discussion: The simulated values of mass attenuation coefficients were compared avaialable experimental results, theoretical values by XCOM and found good comparability of the results. Conclusion: Standard simulation geometry used in the present investigation would be very useful for various types of sample for shielding and dosimetry applications.

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