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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2021.12.10.129

Comparative Evaluation of Shielding Performance according to the Characteristics of Eco-friendly Shielding Material Tungsten  

Kim, Seon-Chil (Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Keimyung University)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.12, no.10, 2021 , pp. 129-136 More about this Journal
Abstract
Radiation shields used in medical institutions mainly use lead to manufacture products and fitments. Although lead has excellent processability and economic efficiency, its use is being reduced due to environmental issues when it is disposed of. In addition, when used for a long time, there is a limit to using it as a shielding film, shielding wall, medical device parts, etc. due to cracking and sagging due to gravity. To solve this problem, copper, tin, etc. are used, but tungsten is mostly used because there is a difficulty in the manufacturing process to control the shielding performance. However, it is difficult to compare with other shielding materials because the characteristics according to the type of tungsten are not well presented. Therefore, in this study, a medical radiation shielding sheet was manufactured in the same process using pure tungsten, tungsten carbide, and tungsten oxide, and the particle composition and shielding performance of the sheet cross-section were compared.As a result of comparison, it was found that the shielding performance was excellent in the order of pure tungsten, tungsten carbide, and tungsten oxide.
Keywords
Tungsten; Tungsten carbide; Tungsten oxide; Shielding sheet; Medical radiation;
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