| Authors | Keyhandokht Karimi Shahri,Atiyeh Ebrahimi-Khankook,Parisa Akhlaghi,Najmeh Mohammadi,Yasaman Rezaei-Moghaddam |
|---|---|
| Journal | MEDICAL ENGINEERING & PHYSICS |
| Page number | 104008-104013 |
| Serial number | 118 |
| Volume number | 1 |
| IF | 1.923 |
| Paper Type | Full Paper |
| Published At | 2023 |
| Journal Type | Electronic |
| Journal Country | Iran, Islamic Republic Of |
| Journal Index | ISI،JCR،Scopus |
Abstract
Given their desirable shielding properties, 5 polymer composite shields reinforced with tungsten were selected and their effects as gamma shields on fetal dose reduction were investigated. According to the results, the selected shields reduce the fetus brain, the fetus lungs, the fetus kidneys, and the total fetus dose almost 34.17%- 41.19%, 20.47%-25.08%, 9.27%-12.13%, and 15.39%-18.69%, respectively, at tube voltage of 80 kVp. At the higher tube potentials, the values of dose reduction were smaller. Moreover, it was observed that polymers named PHEMA-WO3 and RS-U-30 had an excellent shielding ability among the other studied composites.
tags: Tungsten composites Pregnant phantom Gamma shield Dose reduction Chest CT scan