TY - EJOUR AU - Kheswa, Bonginkosi Vincent AU - Majola, Siyabonga Ntokozo PY - 2024 DA - May TI - Impact of Bi2O3 on the X-ray shielding characteristics of telluro-borate-bismuth glass for medical applications T2 - Journal of Theoretical and Applied Physics VL - 18 L1 - https://oiccpress.com/journal-of-theoretical-and-applied-physics/article/impact-of-bi2o3-on-the-x-ray-shielding-characteristics-of-telluro-borate-bismuth-glass-for-medical-applications/ DO - 10.57647/j.jtap.2024.1803.38 N2 - The study of lead-free glasses for radiation shielding applications has drawn global attention. This work aimed to theoretically investigate the impact of Bi2O3 on X-ray shielding characteristics of telluro-borate-bismuth glass samples, in the 15 - 300 keV energy region. Sample S5 (55B2O3 - 5TeO2 - 20SrO - 5ZnO – 15Bi2O3) yielded highest LAC, MAC, and Zeff (1.066-252.061 cm-1, 0.249-58.893 cm2/g, and 67.81-30.16), alongside the lowest HVL, TVL, and MFP (0.003-0.650 cm, 0.009-2.160 cm, and 0.004-0.938 cm). Hence, S5 emerged as the most effective X-ray shielding glass among the samples studied. IS - 3 PB - OICC Press KW - X-ray shielding, Telluro-borate-bismuth, Bi2O3, XCOM, Phy-X/PSD EN -