Determining the mass attenuation coefficient, effective atomic number, and electron density of raw wood and binderless particleboards of Rhizophora spp. by using Monte Carlo simulation
Rhizophora spp. wood has the potential to serve as a solid water or tissue equivalent phantom for photon and electron beam dosimetry. In this study, the effective atomic number (Zeff ) and effective electron density (Neff ) of raw wood and binderless Rhizophora spp. particleboards in four differen...
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| author | Marashdeh, Mohammad W. Al-Hamarneh, Ibrahim F. Abdel Munem, Eid M. Tajuddin, A.A. Ariffin, Alawiah Al-Omari, Saleh |
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| description | Rhizophora spp. wood has the potential to serve as a solid water or tissue equivalent phantom for photon
and electron beam dosimetry. In this study, the effective atomic number (Zeff ) and effective electron density
(Neff ) of raw wood and binderless Rhizophora spp. particleboards in four different particle sizes were
determined in the 10–60 keV energy region. The mass attenuation coefficients used in the calculations
were obtained using the Monte Carlo N-Particle (MCNP5) simulation code. The MCNP5 calculations of
the attenuation parameters for the Rhizophora spp. samples were plotted graphically against photon
energy and discussed in terms of their relative differences compared with those of water and breast
tissue. Moreover, the validity of the MCNP5 code was examined by comparing the calculated attenuation
parameters with the theoretical values obtained by the XCOM program based on the mixture rule. The
results indicated that the MCNP5 process can be followed to determine the attenuation of gamma rays
with several photon energies in other materials. |
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| spelling | usm-386592019-04-17T02:02:47Z http://eprints.usm.my/38659/ Determining the mass attenuation coefficient, effective atomic number, and electron density of raw wood and binderless particleboards of Rhizophora spp. by using Monte Carlo simulation Marashdeh, Mohammad W. Al-Hamarneh, Ibrahim F. Abdel Munem, Eid M. Tajuddin, A.A. Ariffin, Alawiah Al-Omari, Saleh QC1-999 Physics Rhizophora spp. wood has the potential to serve as a solid water or tissue equivalent phantom for photon and electron beam dosimetry. In this study, the effective atomic number (Zeff ) and effective electron density (Neff ) of raw wood and binderless Rhizophora spp. particleboards in four different particle sizes were determined in the 10–60 keV energy region. The mass attenuation coefficients used in the calculations were obtained using the Monte Carlo N-Particle (MCNP5) simulation code. The MCNP5 calculations of the attenuation parameters for the Rhizophora spp. samples were plotted graphically against photon energy and discussed in terms of their relative differences compared with those of water and breast tissue. Moreover, the validity of the MCNP5 code was examined by comparing the calculated attenuation parameters with the theoretical values obtained by the XCOM program based on the mixture rule. The results indicated that the MCNP5 process can be followed to determine the attenuation of gamma rays with several photon energies in other materials. Elsevier 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/38659/1/Determining_the_mass_attenuation_coefficient%2C_effective_atomic_number.pdf Marashdeh, Mohammad W. and Al-Hamarneh, Ibrahim F. and Abdel Munem, Eid M. and Tajuddin, A.A. and Ariffin, Alawiah and Al-Omari, Saleh (2015) Determining the mass attenuation coefficient, effective atomic number, and electron density of raw wood and binderless particleboards of Rhizophora spp. by using Monte Carlo simulation. Results in Physics, 5. pp. 228-234. ISSN 2211-3797 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rinp.2015.08.009 |
| spellingShingle | QC1-999 Physics Marashdeh, Mohammad W. Al-Hamarneh, Ibrahim F. Abdel Munem, Eid M. Tajuddin, A.A. Ariffin, Alawiah Al-Omari, Saleh Determining the mass attenuation coefficient, effective atomic number, and electron density of raw wood and binderless particleboards of Rhizophora spp. by using Monte Carlo simulation |
| title | Determining the mass attenuation coefficient, effective atomic number, and electron density of raw wood and binderless particleboards of Rhizophora spp. by using Monte Carlo simulation |
| title_full | Determining the mass attenuation coefficient, effective atomic number, and electron density of raw wood and binderless particleboards of Rhizophora spp. by using Monte Carlo simulation |
| title_fullStr | Determining the mass attenuation coefficient, effective atomic number, and electron density of raw wood and binderless particleboards of Rhizophora spp. by using Monte Carlo simulation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determining the mass attenuation coefficient, effective atomic number, and electron density of raw wood and binderless particleboards of Rhizophora spp. by using Monte Carlo simulation |
| title_short | Determining the mass attenuation coefficient, effective atomic number, and electron density of raw wood and binderless particleboards of Rhizophora spp. by using Monte Carlo simulation |
| title_sort | determining the mass attenuation coefficient, effective atomic number, and electron density of raw wood and binderless particleboards of rhizophora spp. by using monte carlo simulation |
| topic | QC1-999 Physics |
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