Advances in kilovoltage x-ray beam dosimetry

R Hill, B Healy, L Holloway, Z Kuncic… - Physics in Medicine …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
This topical review provides an up-to-date overview of the theoretical and practical aspects
of therapeutic kilovoltage x-ray beam dosimetry. Kilovoltage x-ray beams have the property …

[HTML][HTML] Recent developments in Geant4

J Allison, K Amako, J Apostolakis, P Arce, M Asai… - Nuclear instruments and …, 2016 - Elsevier
G eant 4 is a software toolkit for the simulation of the passage of particles through matter. It is
used by a large number of experiments and projects in a variety of application domains …

Influence of WO3 incorporation on synthesis, optical, elastic and radiation shielding properties of borosilicate glass system

MS Al-Buriahi, TA Taha, MA Alothman, H Donya… - The European Physical …, 2021 - Springer
Glass samples of structural formula (55B2O3–15SiO2–30Na2O: x WO3; with x= 0.0, 0.5, 1.0
and 1.5 weight percent) were prepared by melting and rapid quench route. Quantities of …

Geant4 developments and applications

J Allison, K Amako, JEA Apostolakis… - … on nuclear science, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Geant4 is a software toolkit for the simulation of the passage of particles through matter. It is
used by a large number of experiments and projects in a variety of application domains …

Significant influence of MoO3 content on synthesis, mechanical, and radiation shielding properties of B2O3-Pb3O4-Al2O3 glasses

MA Alothman, ZA Alrowaili, JS Alzahrani… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The melt-quench method was used to create our amorphous with the chemical formula 55 B
2 O 3–30 Pb 3 o O 4–(15− x) Al 2 O 3− x Mo O 3,:(0≤ x≤ 5). The purpose of the article is to …

Role of heavy metal oxides on the radiation attenuation properties of newly developed TBBE-X glasses by computational methods

MS Al-Buriahi, JS Alzahrani, IO Olarinoye… - Physica …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Geant4 simulations and several theoretical approaches such as WinXCOM and ESTAR
were used in this work to understand the role of heavy metal oxides on the radiation …

NEST: a comprehensive model for scintillation yield in liquid xenon

M Szydagis, N Barry, K Kazkaz, J Mock… - Journal of …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
A comprehensive model for explaining scintillation yield in liquid xenon is introduced. We
unify various definitions of work function which abound in the literature and incorporate all …

Comparison of shielding properties of various marble concretes using GEANT4 simulation and experimental data

MS Al-Buriahi, VP Singh - Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society, 2020 - Springer
The linear attenuation coefficients (μ) of various marble concretes have been studied in
gamma energies 662, 1173, and 1332 keV by using the GEANT4 Monte Carlo simulation …

Mass attenuation coefficients, effective atomic numbers and electron densities of some contrast agents for computed tomography

MS Al-Buriahi, BT Tonguc - Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
In the clinical computed tomography (CT) examinations, a photon is attenuated as it passes
a patient by tissues and contrast agents (CAs). The CAs can increase the visibility of internal …

Modelling the surface and subsurface Martian radiation environment: Implications for astrobiology

LR Dartnell, L Desorgher, JM Ward… - Geophysical research …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The damaging effect of ionising radiation on cellular structure is one of the prime limiting
factors on the survival of life in potential astrobiological habitats. Here we model the …