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Gamma-ray Shielding

Gamma-Ray Shielding is a specialized form of radiation shielding that selectively attenuates high-energy electromagnetic photons through interactions with matter, primarily Compton scattering and pair production, to reduce gamma-ray intensity to acceptable levels.

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Gamma Ray ShieldingShielding For Gamma Rays

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Scaling factors for the rates of production of cosmogenic nuclides for geometric shielding and attenuation at depth on sloped surfaces

Jeff Dunne, David Elmore, Paul Muzikar · Geomorphology · 1999 · 552 citations

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Physical basis of radiation protection in space travel

Marco Durante, Francis A. Cucinotta · Reviews of Modern Physics · 2011 · 508 citations

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Investigation of bismuth borate glass system modified with barium for structural and gamma-ray shielding properties

Parminder Kaur, K.J. Singh, Sonika Thakur et al. · Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy · 2018 · 409 citations

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Radiation attenuation by lead and nonlead materials used in radiation shielding garments

J. P. McCaffrey, Hao Shen, B Downton et al. · Medical Physics · 2007 · 341 citations

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Attenuation coefficients and exposure buildup factor of some rocks for gamma ray shielding applications

Shamsan S. Obaid, M.I. Sayyed, D.K. Gaikwad et al. · Radiation Physics and Chemistry · 2018 · 307 citations

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    M.I. Sayyed

    Isra University, Jordan

    144 publications · 9.5K citations

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  2. HT
    H.O. Tekın

    University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

    46 publications · 3.7K citations

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  3. SA
    Shams A.M. Issa

    University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

    40 publications · 2.4K citations

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  4. KM
    K.A. Mahmoud

    Ural Federal University, Russia

    44 publications · 2K citations

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    Ahmed M. El‐Khatib

    Alexandria University, Egypt

    25 publications · 1.6K citations

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  1. University of Tabuk

    Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

    57 h-index

    159 publications

    10.8K citations

  2. Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    37 h-index

    108 publications

    4.3K citations

  3. Ural Federal University

    Yekaterinburg, Russia

    37 h-index

    103 publications

    4.4K citations

  4. Isra University

    Amman, Jordan

    37 h-index

    69 publications

    3K citations

  5. Al-Azhar University

    Cairo, Egypt

    36 h-index

    111 publications

    6K citations

  6. Alexandria University

    Alexandria, Egypt

    35 h-index

    137 publications

    7.2K citations

  7. Atatürk University

    Erzurum, Türkiye

    33 h-index

    75 publications

    4.3K citations

  8. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

    Dammam, Saudi Arabia

    32 h-index

    66 publications

    3.4K citations

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  1. Radiation Physics and Chemistry

    120 publications · 7.3K citations

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  2. Nuclear Engineering and Technology

    49 publications · 3.2K citations

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  3. Progress in Nuclear Energy

    39 publications · 2.8K citations

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  4. Annals of Nuclear Energy

    23 publications · 2.2K citations

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  5. Materials

    23 publications · 991 citations

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