Investigate shielding of standard materials and glass for stopping 662 KeV gamma ray penetrations

Abstract

Calculations on shielding are required for the building of a gamma ray radiography exposure room to ensure worker exposure to radiation. A measurement used to evaluate the radiation diffusive and absorption characteristics of a medium is the linear attenuation coefficient ( ). Despite the fact that, as radiation moves through a medium, its absorption is influenced by the wavelength of the radiation as well as the thickness and composition of the medium, the linear absorption coefficient is crucial in the interaction of radiation with matter. This research uses a variety of materials as a shield for a gamma radiation source of emitted by Cs-137. The results obtained using a gamma source with a scintillation counter showed that the Half Value Thickness (HVT) of glass and aluminum were 3.57 cm, and 3.39 cm while for standard materials (concrete, iron, and lead) were 2.98 cm, 1.195 cm, and 0.58 cm respectively.