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http://dx.doi.org/10.7742/jksr.2017.11.7.547

Reliability Verification of FLUKA Transport Code for Double Layered X-ray Protective Sheet Design  

Kang, Sang Sik (Institute of Radiation Fusion Technology, International University of Korea)
Heo, Seung Wook (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University)
Choi, Il Hong (Institute of Radiation Fusion Technology, International University of Korea)
Jun, Jae Hoon (Department of Radiological Science, International University of Korea)
Yang, Sung Woo (Department of Radiological Science, International University of Korea)
Kim, Kyo Tae (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University)
Heo, Ye Ji (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Inje University)
Park, Ji Koon (Institute of Radiation Fusion Technology, International University of Korea)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.11, no.7, 2017 , pp. 547-553 More about this Journal
Abstract
In the current medical field, lead is widely used as a radiation shield. However, the lead weight is very heavy, so wearing protective clothing such as apron is difficult to wear for long periods of time and there is a problem with the danger of lethal toxicity in humans. Recently, many studies have been conducted to develop substitute materials of lead to resolve these problems. As a substitute materials for lead, barium(Ba) and iodine(I) have excellent shielding ability. But, It has characteristics emitting characteristic X-rays from the energy area near 30 keV. For patients or radiation workers, shielding materials is often made into contact with the human body. Therefore, the characteristic X-rays generated by the shielding material are directly exposured in the human body, which increases the risk of increasing radiation absorbed dose. In this study, we have developed the FLUKA transport code, one of the most suitable elements of radiation transport codes, to remove the characteristic X-rays generated by barium or iodine. We have verified the reliability of the shielding fraction of the structure of the structure shielding by comparing with the MCPDX simulations conducted as a prior study. Using the MCNPX and FLUKA, the double layer shielding structures with the various thickness combination consisting of barium sulphate ($BaSO_4$) and bismuth oxide($Bi_2O_3$) are designed. The accuracy of the type shown in IEC 61331-1 was geometrically identical to the simulation. In addition, the transmission spectrum and absorbed dose of the shielding material for the successive x-rays of 120 kVp spectra were compared with lead. In results, $0.3mm-BaSO_4/0.3mm-Bi_2O_3$ and $0.1mm-BaSO_4/0.5mm-Bi_2O_3$ structures have been absorbed in both 33 keV and 37 keV characteristic X-rays. In addition, for high-energy X-rays greater than 90 keV, the shielding efficiency was shown close to lead. Also, the transport code of the FLUKA's photon transport code was showed cut-off on low-energy X-rays(below 33keV) and is limited to computerized X-rays of the low-energy X-rays. But, In high-energy areas above 40 keV, the relative error with MCNPX was found to be highly reliable within 6 %.
Keywords
lead; barium sulfate; bismuth oxide; shielding rate;
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