Iron (III) Oxide-Based Ceramic Material for Radiation Shielding

Iron (III) Oxide-Based Ceramic Material for Radiation Shielding

We developed a new ceramic from raw material mainly composed of iron (III) oxide. The measured attenuation coefficient of the ceramic for high-energy gamma rays was in the range 0.268–0.355, which is approximately 40% of that of lead and twice that of concrete. The measured penetrating dose of the c...

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Main Authors: Hiroyuki Mori, Yohei Oku, Yudo Mannami, Takahiro Kunisada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Ceramics
Subjects:
ceramic
brick
radiation shielding
iron (III) oxide
Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6131/3/2/23
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spelling doaj-4c4840ea34ff4b98815f5935b20a9ca82020-11-25T02:31:22ZengMDPI AGCeramics2571-61312020-06-0132325826410.3390/ceramics3020023Iron (III) Oxide-Based Ceramic Material for Radiation ShieldingHiroyuki Mori0Yohei Oku1Yudo Mannami2Takahiro Kunisada3Mitsuishi Refractory Brick Co., Ltd., 868, Mitsuishi, Bizen-shi, Okayama 705-0132, JapanOfuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura 247-0056, JapanMitsuishi Refractory Brick Co., Ltd., 868, Mitsuishi, Bizen-shi, Okayama 705-0132, JapanGraduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1194, JapanWe developed a new ceramic from raw material mainly composed of iron (III) oxide. The measured attenuation coefficient of the ceramic for high-energy gamma rays was in the range 0.268–0.355, which is approximately 40% of that of lead and twice that of concrete. The measured penetrating dose of the ceramic is half of that of concrete. Thus, the novel ceramic material named RASHIX may serve as a novel ceramic alternative for the wide variety of radiation shielding materials used in construction.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6131/3/2/23ceramicbrickradiation shieldingiron (III) oxideFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>
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author Hiroyuki Mori
Yohei Oku
Yudo Mannami
Takahiro Kunisada
spellingShingle Hiroyuki Mori
Yohei Oku
Yudo Mannami
Takahiro Kunisada
Iron (III) Oxide-Based Ceramic Material for Radiation Shielding
Ceramics
ceramic
brick
radiation shielding
iron (III) oxide
Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>
author_facet Hiroyuki Mori
Yohei Oku
Yudo Mannami
Takahiro Kunisada
author_sort Hiroyuki Mori
title Iron (III) Oxide-Based Ceramic Material for Radiation Shielding
title_short Iron (III) Oxide-Based Ceramic Material for Radiation Shielding
title_full Iron (III) Oxide-Based Ceramic Material for Radiation Shielding
title_fullStr Iron (III) Oxide-Based Ceramic Material for Radiation Shielding
title_full_unstemmed Iron (III) Oxide-Based Ceramic Material for Radiation Shielding
title_sort iron (iii) oxide-based ceramic material for radiation shielding
publisher MDPI AG
series Ceramics
issn 2571-6131
publishDate 2020-06-01
description We developed a new ceramic from raw material mainly composed of iron (III) oxide. The measured attenuation coefficient of the ceramic for high-energy gamma rays was in the range 0.268–0.355, which is approximately 40% of that of lead and twice that of concrete. The measured penetrating dose of the ceramic is half of that of concrete. Thus, the novel ceramic material named RASHIX may serve as a novel ceramic alternative for the wide variety of radiation shielding materials used in construction.
topic ceramic
brick
radiation shielding
iron (III) oxide
Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>
url https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6131/3/2/23
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