scholarly journals Photon Atomic Parameters of Nonessential Amino Acids for Radiotherapy and Diagnostics

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ertuğrul O. Bursalıoğlu ◽  
Orhan İçelli ◽  
Begüm Balkan ◽  
H. Birtan Kavanoz ◽  
Mustafa Okutan
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Total Mass ◽  
Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
Wide Energy ◽  
Mass Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
Photon Interactions ◽  
Nonessential Amino Acids ◽  
Atomic Parameters ◽  
Mass Attenuation

The total mass attenuation coefficients (μt) (cm2/g) and atomic, molecular, and electronic effective cross sections have been calculated for nonessential amino acids that contain H, C, N, and O such as tyrosine, aspartate, glutamine, alanine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, and glycine in the wide energy region 0.015–15 MeV. The variations with energy of total mass attenuation coefficients and atomic, molecular, and electronic cross sections are shown for all photon interactions.

A comparison study for mass attenuation coefficients of some amino acids using MCNP code

Kerntechnik ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Vahabi ◽  
M. Bahreinipour ◽  
M. Shamsaie-Zafarghandi
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Comparison Study ◽  
Mcnp Code ◽  
Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
Mass Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
Mass Attenuation

Determination of effective atomic numbers and electron densities for some synthesized triazoles from the measured total mass attenuation coefficients at different energies

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Akman ◽  
I.H. Geçibesler ◽  
I. Demirkol ◽  
A. Çetin
Keyword(s):  
Total Mass ◽  
Effective Atomic Number ◽  
Electron Densities ◽  
Atom Number ◽  
Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
Effective Electron ◽  
Mass Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
Effective Atomic Numbers ◽  
Theoretical Results ◽  
Mass Attenuation

The effective atomic numbers and electron densities of some synthesized triazoles were determined using the experimental values of total mass attenuation coefficients at 13.93, 17.77, 26.34, and 59.54 keV photon energies. The measurements were performed in a transmission geometry that consists of a Si(Li) detector, an 241Am point source and a target. The measured results were compared with two different theoretical results. The measured results are generally consistent with the theoretical results. It is observed that the measured parameters depend on the photon energy, weighted contributions of the individual atoms within the triazoles, atom number in the triazoles, and chemical composition of triazoles. Also, the effective electron density increases linearly with increasing effective atomic number.

Comparative Study on Effective Atomic Numbers of Silicate, Borate and Phosphate Glass Matrices over 1 keV-100 GeV Energy Range

2014 ◽  
Vol 979 ◽  
pp. 405-408
Author(s):  
Keerati Kirdsiri ◽  
Narong Sangwaranatee
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Energy Range ◽  
Total Mass ◽  
Mass Attenuation Coefficient ◽  
Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
Mass Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
Effective Atomic Numbers ◽  
Glass Matrices ◽  
Mass Attenuation

In this work, total mass attenuation coefficients and effective atomic numbers of a series of three host glasses with different chemical composition, 65RmOn: 10CaO : 25Na2O mol% (where RmOnare B2O3, SiO2and P2O5, respectively) have been studied as a function of photon energy. The total mass attenuation coefficient values were taken from WinXCom program, were used to evaluate the effective atomic numbers in the energy range from 1 keV to 100 GeV. The obtained results for all samples are compared and discussed.

Z dependence of photon interactions in wood materials

2013 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Saritha ◽  
A.S. Nageswara Rao
Keyword(s):  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Mass Attenuation Coefficient ◽  
Narrow Beam ◽  
Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
Beam Geometry ◽  
Mass Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
Experimental Values ◽  
Photon Interactions ◽  
Good Agreement ◽  
Mass Attenuation

Transmission experiments were performed on wood in a narrow-beam geometry using a collimated gamma ray beam at 59.5 and 661.6 keV. The mass attenuation coefficients were determined from experiment, and effective atomic numbers were computed from theoretical equations. It was found that the mass attenuation coefficient decreases with increasing photon energy. Experimental values were compared with those from the XCOM database and with analytical results, and good agreement was achieved. This type of study gives some insight about photon interactions with wood materials.

scholarly journals Gamma-Ray Attenuation Characteristics of Some Essential Amino Acids for 57Co, 192Ir, 18F, and 116mIn Sources

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Bagheri ◽  
Alireza Khorrami Moghaddam
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Free Path ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Mean Free Path ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
Effective Electron ◽  
Mass Attenuation Coefficients ◽  
Attenuation Characteristics

Purpose: In different tissues of the body, proteins are important parts that are made up of building blocks called amino acids. Considering the wide applications of radioactive sources in industry and medicine, the need to study the attenuation characteristics of amino acids is determined. Materials and Methods: To study the attenuation characteristics of five types of amino acids, MCNPX Monte Carlo code and XMuDat program were used. Linear and mass attenuation coefficients, half and tenth value layers, mean free path, effective atomic and electronic cross-sections, effective atomic numbers and effective electron densities were calculated. 57Co, 192Ir, 18F, and 116mIn gamma sources were considered for this study. To validate the theoretical results, the obtained values were compared with the available experimental data. Results: The difference between the theoretical and experimental results was less than 11%. The results showed that with increasing photon energy, the linear and mass attenuation coefficients and effective atomic and electronic cross-sections decreased, while the half and tenth value layers and mean free path quantities increased. Furthermore, the linear attenuation coefficients, the effective atomic and electronic cross-sections, as well as the effective atomic number values increased with increasing amino acid density, while the effective electron density behaves independently of the amino acid density. Conclusion: The presented theoretical methods produced data similar to experimental results with fair accuracy, so by using these methods, attenuation properties of other amino acids can be obtained over a wide range of energies.

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