Shielding characteristics of nanocomposites for protection against X-and gamma rays in medical applications: effect of particle size, photon energy and nano-particle …

E Mansouri, A Mesbahi, R Malekzadeh… - Radiation and …, 2020 - Springer
In recent decades, nanomaterials have been extensively investigated for many applications.
Composites doped with different metal nanoparticles have been suggested as effective …

[HTML][HTML] A review on polymer nanocomposites as lead-free materials for diagnostic X-ray shielding: Recent advances, challenges and future perspectives

S Jayakumar, T Saravanan, J Philip - Hybrid Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Polymer nanocomposites are promising alternates to toxic lead-based shielding material
and have huge potential for practical applications, such as, in diagnostic X-ray shielding …

Green lightweight lead-free Gd2O3/epoxy nanocomposites with outstanding X-ray attenuation performance

LBT La, C Leatherday, YK Leong, HP Watts… - … Science and Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
This work describes the design, preparation, and characterization of an environmentally
friendly, clinically safe, and lightweight Gd 2 O 3/epoxy nanocomposite (Gd nanocomposite) …

Shielding composites for neutron and gamma-radiation with Gd2O3@ W core-shell structured particles

P Zhang, C Jia, J Li, W Wang - Materials Letters, 2020 - Elsevier
Particles of micron gadolinium oxide core and nano tungsten shell were introduced into
aluminum matrix to prepare neutron and gamma ray co shielding materials. The neutron and …

Multifiller nanocomposites containing gadolinium oxide and bismuth nanoparticles with enhanced X‐ray attenuation property

S Jayakumar, V Mani, T Saravanan… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We report here the development of multifiller nanocomposite containing gadolinium oxide
and bismuth nanofillers with enhanced X‐ray attenuation property. The mass attenuation …

Laminated antimonene as an alternative and efficient shielding strategy against X-ray radiation

MJ Nine, L Yu, ALC Pereira, M Batmunkh… - Applied Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Scientific research concerning lead (Pb)-free shielding materials and their composites
showed great promise in shielding ionising radiation (eg, X-ray, gamma-ray) applied in …

[HTML][HTML] Development and application analysis of high-energy neutron radiation shielding materials from tungsten boron polyethylene

Q Shao, Q Zhu, Y Wang, S Kuang, J Bao… - Nuclear Engineering and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to develop a high-energy neutron shielding material applied in
proton therapy environment. Composite shielding material consisting of 10.00 wt% boron …

[PDF][PDF] A comprehensive Monte Carlo study to design a novel multi-nanoparticle loaded nanocomposites for augmentation of attenuation coefficient in the energy …

E Sayyadi, A Mesbahi, RE Zamiri… - Polish Journal of Medical …, 2021 - sciendo.com
Introduction: The present study aimed to investigate the radiation protection properties of
silicon-based composites doped with nano-sized Bi2O3, PbO, Sm2O3, Gd2O3, WO3, and …

Possible improvements in effective fill factor using X‐ray fluorescent interpixel reflectors

SS Hsieh - Medical physics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background The spatial resolution of energy‐integrating diagnostic CT scanners is limited
by interpixel reflectors on the detector, which optically isolate pixels but create dead space …

Development of Lead-Free Materials for Radiation Shielding in Medical Settings: A Review

A Safari, P Rafie, S Taeb, M Najafi… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2024 - jbpe.sums.ac.ir
Radiation protection is an essential issue in diagnostic radiology to ensure the safety of
patients, healthcare professionals, and the general public. Lead has traditionally been used …