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WinXCom – a program for calculating x-ray attenuation coefficients
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This article is published in Radiation Physics and Chemistry.The article was published on 2004-10-01. It has received 849 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Mass attenuation coefficient.read more
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Phy-X / PSD: Development of a user friendly online software for calculation of parameters relevant to radiation shielding and dosimetry
TL;DR: A user friendly online photon shielding and dosimetry (PSD) software available at https://phy-x.net/PSD has been developed for calculation of parameters relevant to shielding as discussed by the authors.
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On the effective atomic number and electron density: A comprehensive set of formulas for all types of materials and energies above 1 keV
TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive and consistent set of formulas for calculating the effective atomic number and electron density for all types of materials and for all photon energies greater than 1 keV is given.
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Investigation of bismuth borate glass system modified with barium for structural and gamma-ray shielding properties.
TL;DR: In this article, a transparent and non-toxic Bi2O3-B2O 3 glasses doped with BaO have been prepared by the authors which may replace the standard radiation shielding concretes and lead based commercial glasses for gamma ray shielding applications.
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Radiation shielding competence of silicate and borate heavy metal oxide glasses: Comparative study
TL;DR: Gamma-ray shielding competence of silicate and borate heavy metal oxide glasses has been investigated using linear attenuation coefficients, effective atomic numbers and exposure buildup factors (EBF) as mentioned in this paper.
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Heavy metal borate glasses: Potential use for radiation shielding
TL;DR: In this paper, heavy metal oxide borate (HMOB) glasses were studied for gamma, fast neutron and charged particle interaction using mass attenuation coefficients (MAC), effective atomic numbers (Z e f f ), buildup factors, fast neutrons removal cross sections and ranges.
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Tables of X-Ray Mass Attenuation Coefficients and Mass Energy-Absorption Coefficients 1 keV to 20 MeV for Elements Z = 1 to 92 and 48 Additional Substances of Dosimetric Interest
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X-ray absorption in matter. Reengineering XCOM
TL;DR: A Windows version of XCOM, the well-known program for calculating X-ray and gamma-ray attenuation coefficients and interaction cross sections, has been developed as mentioned in this paper, called WinXCom.
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Barium and calcium borate glasses as shielding materials for x-rays and gamma-rays
Harvinder Singh,K. Singh,Gopi Sharma,Leif Gerward,R. Nathuram,B. S. Lark,H. S. Sahota,Atul Khanna +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, values of the γ-ray, mass attenuation coefficient and the effective atomic number have been determined experimntally for xBaO and x CaO at photon energies 356, 511, 662, 1173, and 1332 ke V.