Journal of Nuclear Science, Engineering and Technology (JONSAT)
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Shielding properties of iron-doped nano-hydroxides against gamma-rays

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

M.R. Alipoor
M. Eshghi

Department of Physics, Faculty and Research Institute of Basic Sciences, Imam Hossein University (AS), P.O. Box 1698715461, Tehran- Iran

https://doi.org/10.24200/nst.2024.1643
Abstract
In this research, the gamma ray protective properties of iron-doped nano-hydroxides were evaluated by calculating effective quantities such as the half-value layer (HVL), mean free path (MFP), mass attenuation coefficient (𝜇m) and linear attenuation coefficient (LAC) in the range of 0.015 to 15 MeV using the Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation tool. To investigate the quantitative difference between the mass attenuation coefficient of nano-materials and normal materials, the simulation results were compared with data extracted from the NIST-XCOM database, which can only calculate the mass attenuation coefficient of normal materials. In this comparison, it was observed that the data extracted from the database and the results of the Geant4 simulation tool differed as the concentration of iron contamination increased. The percentage of deviation (RD) between the data extracted from the database and the results of the Geant4 simulation tool increased from 0.1 to 3.2%. This deviation was attributed the increase in the concentration of nano-iron contamination in the composition. Therefore, the nano-hydroxide composition with the highest percentage of iron contamination (Fe-HAp-48) had the most favorable protective composition in terms of density compared to other selected protective materials. This composition, which is lightweight and antibacterial, provides effective protection against gamma rays in the specified energy range.

Highlights

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Keywords

Gamma-ray
Geant4 simulator
Nano-hydroxyapatite
Monte Carlo method
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  1. Hu H, Wang Q, Qin J, Wu Y.L, Zhang T, Xie Z, Jiang X, Zhang G, Xu H, Xiang-Yang Z, Zhang J, Liu W, Li Z, Zhang B, Li L, Zhang S, Ouyang X, Zhu J, Zhao Y, Zhan Y. Study on Composite Material for Shielding Mixed Neutron and gamma-Rays. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 2008;55(4):2376–2384.

 

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  1. Selly J.B, Roga A.U, Berek N.C. Efek paparan radiasi pengion terhadap jumlah leukosit pekerja di instalasi radiologi rumah sakit di kupang, ntt. Medica Hospitalia: Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2022;9(1):14–19.

 

  1. Bystrov V, Piccirillo C, Tobaldi D.M, Castro P.M.L, Coutinho J.a.P, Kopyl S, Pullar R.C. Oxygen Vacancies, the Optical Band Gap (Eg) and Photocatalysis of Hydroxyapatite: Comparing Modelling with Measured Data. Applied Catalysis B-environmental. 2016;196:100–107.

 

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  1. Bayat M, He Y, Ko F, Michelson D.G, Mei A. Electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness of hybrid multifunctional Fe3O4/carbon nanofiber composite. Polymer. 2014;55(3):936–943.

 

  1. Artem’ev V.A. Estimate of the Attenuation of γ Rays by Nanostructural Materials. Atomic Energy. 2002;93:665–672.

 

  1. Nambiar S, Osei E, Yeow J.T.W. Polymer Nanocomposite-Based Shielding against Diagnostic X-Rays. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 2012;127(6):4939–4946.

 

  1. Botelho M.Z, Künzel R, Okuno E, Levenhagen R.S, Basegio T.M, Bergmann C.P. X-Ray Transmission through Nanostructured and Microstructured CuO Materials. Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2011;69(2):527–530.

 

  1. Martı́Nez G, Malumbres A, Mallada R, Hueso J.L, Irusta S, Bomatí-Miguel O, Santamarı́A J. Use of a polyol liquid collection medium to obtain ultrasmall magnetic nanoparticles by laser pyrolysis. Nanotechnology. 2012;23(42):425605.

 

  1. Roh Y, Vali H, Phelps T.J, Moon J.W. Extracellular synthesis of magnetite and metal-substituted magnetite nanoparticles. J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2006;6(11):3517-3520.

 

  1. Wu W, He Q, Jiang C. Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles: Synthesis and surface Functionalization Strategies. Nanoscale Research Letters. 2008;3(11).

 

  1. Marișca O.T, Leopold N. Anisotropic Gold Nanoparticle-Cell Interactions Mediated by Collagenm. Materials. 2019;12(7):1131.

 

  1. Landström L, Elihn K, Boman M, Granqvist C.G, Heszler P. Analysis of Thermal Radiation from Laser-Heated Nanoparticles Formed by Laser-Induced Decomposition of Ferrocene. Applied Physics A. 2005;81(4):827–833.

 

  1. Vallet-Regí M, González-Calbet J.M. Calcium Phosphates as Substitution of Bone Tissues. Progress in Solid State Chemistry. 2004;32(1–2):1–31.

 

  1. Suchanek W, Yoshimura M. Processing and Properties of Hydroxyapatite-Based Biomaterials for Use as Hard Tissue Replacement Implants. Journal of Materials Research. 1998;13(1):94–117.

 

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  1. Badawy S.M, El-Latif A.A. Synthesis and characterizations of magnetite nanocomposite films for radiation shielding. Polymer Composites. 2015;38(5):974–980.

 

  1. Samb-Joshi K.M, Sethi Y.A, Ambalkar A.A, Sonawane H, Rasale S.P, Panmand R.P, Patil R, Kale B.B, Chaskar M.G. Lignin-Mediated biosynthesis of ZNO and TIO2 nanocomposites for enhanced antimicrobial activity. Journal of Composites Science. 2019;3(3):90.

 

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  1. Curcio M, Rau J.V, Santagata A, Teghil R, Laureti S, De Bonis A. Laser Synthesis of Iron Nanoparticle for Fe Doped Hydroxyapatite Coatings. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 2019;225:365–370.

 

  1. Anjaneyulu U, Vijayalakshmi U. Preparation and Characterization of Novel Sol-Gel Derived Hydroxyapatite/Fe3O4 Composites Coatings on Ti-6Al-4V for Biomedical Applications. Materials Letters. 2017;189:118–121.

 

  1. Chatzipapas K.P, Sakata D, Shin W.G, Zein S.A, Brown J.M.C, Kyriakou I. Geant4-DNA Simulation of Human Cancer Cells Irradiation with Helium Ion Beams. Physica Medica. 2023;112:102613.

 

  1. Thiam C, Breton V, Donnarieix D, Habib B, Maigne L. Validation of a dose deposited by low-energy photons using GATE/GEANT4. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 2008;53(11):3039–3055.

 

  1. Alipoor M, Eshghi M. A Comprehensive Study of Gamma-Rays Shielding Features of Binary Compounds. Progress in Physics of Applied Materials. 2024;4(4):59-67.

 

  1. Martínez-Rovira I, Sempau J, Prezado Y. Development and commissioning of a Monte Carlo photon beam model for the forthcoming clinical trials in microbeam radiation therapy. Medical Physics. 2011;39(1):119–131.

 

  1. Alipoor M, Eshghi M. Nickel/Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Composites as Gamma-Ray Shielding. NANO. 2024;19(6): 2450027.

 

  1. Ahmadi S.J, Rafiei-Sarmazdeh Z, Zahedi Dizji S.M, Jafari S.H, Kasesaz Y. Comparison of performance of composite and nanocomposites based on heavy polyethylene and boron nitride for use in neutron shielding. Journal of Nuclear Sciences and Techniques. 97(3);79-88 (2021) (In Persian).

 

  1. Arwaneh A, Asadi A, Hosseini S.A. Investigating the properties of gamma ray shielding with increasing 2TiO concentration in 3O2Al-4O3Pb-ZnO-3O2Bi glass sample with simulation and computing tools. Journal of Nuclear Sciences and Techniques. 2024;106(4):76-84 [In Persian].
Journal of Nuclear Science, Engineering and Technology (JONSAT)
Volume 45, Issue 4 - Serial Number 110
January 2025
Pages 148-157

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