Advanced Radiation Shielding Materials
Radiation and Radiological Protection
- 1st Edition - January 12, 2024
- Editors: Sarika Verma, Avanish Kumar Srivastava
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 3 8 7 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 3 8 6 - 3
Advanced Radiation Shielding Materials: Radiation and Radiological Protection provides an in-depth evaluation of the different types of radiation (x-rays, gamma rays, neutron,… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAdvanced Radiation Shielding Materials: Radiation and Radiological Protection provides an in-depth evaluation of the different types of radiation (x-rays, gamma rays, neutron, UV and EMI) and the development of radiation shielding materials that can be exploited for designing and use in multiple applications. The book also presents a review of the process parameters necessary to develop radiation shielding materials which will assist in the ongoing research to optimize and enhance processes such as the use of 3D orienting and CVD to create efficient radiation shielding material.
This book will play a pivotal role and opens new avenues for global research and development by providing an understanding of the mechanisms of radiation shielding and bringing these concepts to application using different materials.
- Provides comprehensive information on how to develop and characterize advanced radiation shielding materials using current state-of-the-art technologies
- Analyzes and compares experimental data on the physical parameters of advanced radiation shielding materials
- Presents the latest knowledge on radiation shielding materials for various applications, including space, healthcare, and nuclear energy
- Discusses environmental, ethical, and medical guidelines related to the use of advanced radiation shielding materials
Scientists and Engineers in R&D and academia working in the fields of energy, health care, and pharmaceuticals, Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses related to Material science, physics, health sciences
- Basics of radiation
- The gamma rays and the shielding
- X-ray radiation shielding material
- Status and future outlook of X-ray shielding materials
- Electromagnetic (EM radiation) interference shielding materials: Metals and alloys, 2D materials, polymers, and carbon-based materials and their characterization
- Synthesis and characterization of mineral based X-ray radiation shielding tile
- Electromagnetic (EM radiation) interference shielding material epicenter to carbon filler-based composite
- Advanced material for EMI shielding
- A review on radiation shielding materials based on low-strength chemical wastes and nanomaterials
- Neutron and gamma ray shielding behavior of some low-Z materials using the n-γ reaction
- State-of-the-art review on the neutron and ionizing radiation shielding
- Enhanced X-ray radiation protection mechanism in multielemental nontoxic tile developed using red mud and iron scrap waste
- Lead-free, multilayered, and nanosized radiation shields in medical applications, industrial, and space research
- Advanced smart textiles for ultraviolet radiation-shielding applications—A review
- No. of pages: 650
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 12, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323953870
- eBook ISBN: 9780323953863
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Sarika Verma
Sarika Verma is Principal Scientist at Materials for Radiation Shielding and Cement-free Concrete Division, CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI), Bhopal, India. Her research interests focus on advanced materials for different broad application spectrums, including cement-free materials, radiation shielding materials, polymeric composites, and biomedical and energy materials via novel techniques.
Affiliations and expertise
Principal Scientist, IP Coordinator & NBA Nodal scientist, Industrial Waste Utilization, Nano and Bio Materials Division, CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI), Bhopal, MP, IndiaAS
Avanish Kumar Srivastava
Avanish Kumar Srivastava is the director of the CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal, India. He is an expert in nanoscale measurements and instrumentation, and his research interests lie in nucleation growth, phase transformations, microstructures, and defects.
Affiliations and expertise
Director, CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, IndiaRead Advanced Radiation Shielding Materials on ScienceDirect