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http://dx.doi.org/10.14407/jrpr.2017.42.3.154

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)
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Journal of Radiation Protection and Research / v.42, no.3, 2017 , pp. 154-157 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Monte Carlo simulation; MCNPX code; Mass attenuation coefficient;
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