Computational Methods in Nuclear Radiation Shielding and Dosimetry

✍ Scribed by Kulwinder Singh Mann (editor), V. P. Singh (editor)

• Publisher: Nova Science
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 377
• Series: Physics Research and Technology
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book is a compilation of the most widely used computational methods and techniques for calculating shielding parameters that are required for radiation-shielding investigations of dosimetric materials. The theoretical, experimental, and simulation methods and their applications are described. The book is divided into thirteen chapters that are arranged in a systematic order and written by experienced scientists and academicians worldwide. The gamma-ray shielding parameter calculations with the Monte Carlo simulation techniques viz. MCNP, GEANT4, FLUKA, and EGS5 codes are illustrated. Descriptions of various software such as XCOM, WinXCom, FLUKA, Phy-X, BMIX, ASFIT, and ANSI are provided. A review of fundamental quantities for calculation of ambient dose, i.e., photon and neutron buildup factors, is presented. A phantom-based computation model has been included to indicate the applications of radiation dosimetry in medical diagnostics. The chapters on computed-tomography (CT) have been included to provide insight into the radiations' diagnostic capabilities and applications. The shielding effectiveness of some materials such as ignimbrite rocks, amorphous metals, marbles, dosimetric materials, and novel shielding materials have been investigated. The most recent concept of multi-layered shielding and related buildup factorsa influence on the shielding effectiveness is described with a computer program, the RIMP-TOOLKIT. This book is the result of the authors' hard-work and determination during the worldwide lockdown period caused by the spread of COVID-19. The conclusions presented in this book will be useful in nuclear radiation shielding and for dosimetric purposes. Additionally, this book will be helpful for postgraduate students of physics and chemistry.

✦ Table of Contents

Dedication
Contents
Preface
1 RIPM-Toolkit: A Computer Program to Investigate Double-Layered Gamma-Ray Shielding Enclosures • Sukhmanjit Singh Mann and Kulwinder Singh Mann
2 FLUKA: A Competent Code for Shielding Characteristics • Amandeep Sharma
3 Basic Quantities for Photon Shielding Calculations • Suffian Mohamad Tajudin
4 Ambient Dose Buildup Factors • Oyeleke Olarinoye
5 Calculation of Buildup Factors Using Taylor’s Approximation for Multi-Layered Shields • Nisha Raj
6 Novel Materials for Dosimetry and Shielding Radiation • Mayra Guadalupe Garcia-Reyna, Hector Rene Vega-Carrillo, Victor Martin-Hernandez Davila, Antonio Baltazar-Raigosa and Maria Del Rosario Martinez-Blanco
7 Phantom Based Computational Models for Dose Calculation in Medicine • Shashi Bala and Ashwani Koul
8 Dosimetry in Computed Tomography • Joel Vazquez-Bañuelos, Guillermo Eduardo Campillo-Rivera, Claudia Angelica Marquez-Mata, Claudia Villalpando-Hernandez, Angel Garcia-Duran and Hector Rene Vega-Carrillo
9 Dosimetry in the Area of Dentistry • Guillermo Eduardo Campillo-Rivera, Joel Vazquez-Bañuelos, Claudia Villalpando-Hernandez, Claudia Angelica Marquez-Mata, Angel Garcia-Duran, Eduardo Medrano-Cortes and Hector Rene Vega-Carrillo
10 Evaluation of Some Ignimbrite Rocks as Gamma Radiation Shıeldıng Material: A FLUKA Simulation Study • E. Kavaz, M. Dal, Z. Kuluöztürk and N. Demir
11 Investigation of Gamma-Ray Shielding Parameters of Marbles • Nilgün Demir, Zehra Nur Kuluöztürk, Murat Dal and Bünyamin Aygün
12 Radiation Shielding Characteristics of Bulk Amorphous Metals for Gamma Rays, Charged and Uncharged Particles • Ufuk Perişanoğlu
13 Detection Features of Borate-Based Thermoluminescent Dosimeters • Carina Oliva Torres-Cortes, Hector Rene Vega-Carrillo, Antonio Baltazar-Raigosa and Luis Hernandez-Adame
About the Editors
Index