Zakaria, Mohd Aizuddin (2024) Characterisation And Radiation Shielding Properties Of Commercial Ceramic Materials Using Kilovoltage Photon Beam. Masters thesis, Perpustakaan Hamzah Sendut.
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Abstract
The study evaluate the suitability of ceramics for radiation shielding in terms of their characteristic and shielding properties. The usual wall construction for diagnostic imaging rooms consists of a certain thickness of concrete, bricks, barium plaster and lead. However, lead is harmful to health, in the long term. Alternatively, ceramics are a more sustainable source of radiation shielding compared to lead. This study is focus on examining twelve (12) different types of ceramic samples labelled as c1-s1 to c12-s11. Each ceramic sample were examined using field emission scanning electron microscopy (fesem), energy dispersive x-ray (edx) and x-ray fluorescence (xrf) analysis to assess the characteristics of the ceramic structures, including topography, morphology, elemental content, and percentage. An experimental setup to determined the radiation shielding properties was performed for all the ceramic samples. Among all the ceramic sample, c3-s3, c5-s9 and c8-s4 were selected for varification and simulation using particle and heavy ion transport code system (phits) software.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) > R5-920 Medicine (General) |
| Divisions: | Institut Perubatan & Pergigian Termaju (Advanced Medical & Dental Institute (AMDI)) > Thesis |
| Depositing User: | Mr Hasmizar Mansor |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Feb 2026 02:21 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Feb 2026 02:21 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/63629 |
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