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http://dx.doi.org/10.17946/JRST.2018.41.2.129

Shielding 140 keV Gamma Ray Evaluation of Dose by Depth According to Thickness of Lead Shield  

Kim, Ji-Young (Department of Radiological Science, Gachon University)
Lee, Wang-Hui (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Gil-Hospital)
Ahn, Sung-Min (Department of Radiological Science, Gachon University)
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Journal of radiological science and technology / v.41, no.2, 2018 , pp. 129-134 More about this Journal
Abstract
The present study made a phantom for gamma ray of 140 keV radiated from $^{99m}Tc$, examined shielding effect of lead by thickness of the shielding material, and measured surface dose and depth dose by body depth. The OSL Nano Dot dosimeter was inserted at 0, 3, 15, 40, 90, and 180 mm depths of the phantom, and when there was no shield, 0.2 mm lead shield, 0.5 mm lead shield, The depth dose was measured. Experimental results show that the total cumulative dose of dosimeters with depth is highest at 366.24 uSv without shield and lowest at 94.12 uSv with 0.5 mm lead shield. The shielding effect of 0.2 mm lead shielding was about 30.18% and the shielding effect of 0.5 mm lead shielding was 74.30%, when the total sum of the accumulated doses of radiation dosimeter was 100%. The phantom depth and depth dose measurements showed the highest values at 0 mm depth for all three experiments and the dose decreases as the depth increases. This study proved that the thicker a shielding material, the highest its shielding effect is against gamma ray of 140 keV. However, it was known that shielding material can't completely shield a body from gamma ray; it reached deep part of a human body. Aside from the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU) recommending depth dose by 10 mm in thickness, a plan is necessary for employees working in department of nuclear medicine where they deal with gamma ray, which is highly penetrable, to measure depth dose by body depth, which can help them manage exposed dose properly.
Keywords
$^{99m}Tc$; 140 keV Gamma ray; Shallow Dose; Depth Dose; Radiation Shield;
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