Lead-polyester resin composite as an alternative material for radiation protection in radiography. (June 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yulianti, I; Susilo, ; Masturi, ; Susanti, T; Setiawan, R
• Is Part Of: Journal of physics. Volume 1567:Number 3(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-06
• Subjects: Physics -- Congresses; 530.5
• DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/1567/3/032069
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1742-6588

Abstract

Abstract: This work presents synthesization and characterization of polyester resin doped with lead acetate (Pb (CH3 COO)2 ) as an alternative material for radiation protection in radiography. Five samples were synthesized with various lead concentration which are 0%, 3.5%, 3.75%, 4% and 4.5%. The samples were characterized using X-ray, He-Ne laser, and FTIR. The results showed that as lead concentration was increased, optical density increased while X-ray transmission decreased. It were found that the attenuation coefficients for each samples were 0.132 cm −1, 0.435 cm −1, 0.543 cm −1, 0.691 cm −1, and 1.156 cm −1 . In terms of transmission and attenuation coefficient, lead-polyester composite with lead concentration of 3.5% has an optimum performance.