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dc.contributor.authorDissanayake, D. M. B. Y.
dc.contributor.authorPathmathas, T.
dc.contributor.authorRamalingam, A.
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-16T03:43:37Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-07T09:49:10Z-
dc.date.available2021-02-16T03:43:37Z
dc.date.available2022-07-07T09:49:10Z-
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn2773-7004
dc.identifier.urihttp://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/1474-
dc.description.abstractIn radiological procedures radiation shielding apparel must protect the patients and medical personnel from unnecessary exposures. Primarily conventional radiation shielding apparel is constructed from lead impregnated sheet materials that have issues with lead toxicity, user inconvenience and are a source of environmental pollution. This research was carried out to find a suitable material for constructing shielding apparel used in high energy photon beams. In this study, for the primary photon beam of energy 6 MV, effective linear attenuation coefficients of terry cotton fabrics coated with 4.5 g/cm3 density barium sulphate (BaSO4), 4.29 g/cm3 density barium carbonate (BaCO3) and 3.86 g/cm3 density barium chloride (BaCl2) produced by impregnation and coating method, and kept between compressible frames were estimated [1]. The first step of the radiological measurements revealed that BaSO4 significantly more attenuated than BaCO3 and BaCl2, and the calculated values of the effective linear attenuation coefficient of combined terry cotton fabric and BaSO4 were 3.66 m-1 and 5.21 m-1 for 10 cm × 10 cm and 5 cm × 5 cm field size, respectively. It was concluded that the Barium Sulphate (BaSO4) coated terry cotton fabric used in this study could be utilized in the production of lab coats and other protective apparels for personnel who are routinely exposed to radioactive settings.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Jaffnaen_US
dc.subjectLinear attenuation coefficientsen_US
dc.subjectTerry cotton fabricsen_US
dc.subjectBaSO4en_US
dc.titleSuitable shielding material for external beam therapyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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