Phy-X / PSD: Development of a user friendly online software for calculation of parameters relevant to radiation shielding and dosimetry

Şakar E., Özpolat Ö. F., Alım B., Sayyed M., Kurudirek M.

Radiation Physics and Chemistry, cilt.166, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 166
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2019.108496
  • Dergi Adı: Radiation Physics and Chemistry
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Photon attenuation parameters, Mass attenuation coefficient, Effective atomic number, Buildup factor, Dosimetry, Cross-section, EFFECTIVE ATOMIC NUMBERS, MASS ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS, ENERGY-ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS, RAY-FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS, GAMMA-RAY, ELECTRON-DENSITIES, STRUCTURAL-PROPERTIES, BUILDUP FACTORS, GLASSES, RADIOLOGY
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A user friendly online Photon Shielding and Dosimetry (PSD) software available at https://phy-x.net/PSD has been developed for calculation of parameters relevant to shielding and dosimetry. These parameters include linear and mass attenuation coefficients (LAC, MAC), half and tenth value layers (HVL, TVL), mean free path (MFP), effective atomic number and electron density (Z(eff), N-eff), effective conductivity (C-eff) energy absorption and exposure buildup factors (EABF, EBF). The software can generate data on shielding parameters in the continuous energy region (1 keV-100 GeV). Also, some well-known radioactive sources ( Na-22, Fe-55, Co-60, Cd-109, I-131, Ba-133, Cs-137, Eu-152 and Am-241) along with their energies and some characteristic (K-shell) X-ray energies of Cu, Rb, Mo, Ag, Ba and Tb elements are available in the software and can be selected by the user. Thus, one can obtain the shielding parameters at photon energies available for the predefined energies. Moreover, another parameter relevant to shielding i.e. the fast neutron removal cross section (FNRCS) can be calculated for a compound or a mixture using this software. The software is freely available online after having registered to the Phy-X platform.