High-efficient, manually-shapeable gamma- and X-ray shield – an introduction of paraffin-tungsten microcomposite along with its properties and recycling possibilities

Today, it is hard to imagine modern medicine without X-ray machines or computed tomography scanners. Similarly, the energy industry would be incomplete without ecofriendly nuclear reactors, nor would advanced scientific research be possible without beam-based radiation tools. Unfortunately, both pat...

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Published in:	Materials & Design
Main Authors:	Jolanta Sobczak, Adrian Truszkiewicz, Szymon Ruczka, Paweł Gancarz, Aleksandra Cyganiuk, Jacek Fal, Emil Korczeniewski, Marek Poręba, Krzysztof Cwynar, Marco A. Marcos, Javier P. Vallejo, Maciej Motyka, Artur P. Terzyk, Marzena Dzida, Luis Lugo, Sławomir Boncel, Gaweł Żyła
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-09-01
Subjects:	Shielding Tungsten Paraffin Properties Recycling
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026412752500869X