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Mohd Fahmi Mohd Yusof1,2, Puteri Nor Khatijah Abd Hamid3, Abd Aziz Tajuddin3, Rokiah Hashim4, Sabar Bauk3, Norriza Mohd Isa5, Muhammad Jamal Md Isa5.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the suitability of tannin-added Rhizophora spp. particleboards as phantom materials in the application of low- and high-energy photons. The tannin-added Rhizophora spp. particleboards and density plug phantoms were created with a target density of 1.0 g/cm3. The elemental composition and effective atomic number of the particleboards were measured using energy dispersive X-ray analysis. The mass attenuation coefficient of the particleboards for low-energy photons were measured using the attenuation of X-ray fluorescence. The mass attenuation coefficients of high-energy photons were measured using the attenuation of 137Cs and 60Co gamma energies. The results were compared to the calculated value of water using XCOM calculations. The results showed that the effective atomic number and mass attenuation coefficients of tannin-added Rhizophora spp. particleboards were similar to those of water, indicating the suitability of tannin-added Rhizophora spp. particleboards as phantom materials for low- and high-energy photons.Entities:
Keywords: Effective atomic number; Mass attenuation coefficient; Particleboards; Rhizophora spp.
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Year: 2017 PMID： 28718054 DOI： 10.1007/s12194-017-0408-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Radiol Phys Technol ISSN： 1865-0333