Research Article

Calculation of Lead-Iron Double-Layer Thickness for Gamma-Ray Shielding by MATLAB Program

Table 1

Calculated mass attenuation coefficient and exposure buildup factor at = 1.3325 MeV. is calculated from (6).

Layer

1 = lead11.35 gm/cm30.0566 cm2/g0.6424 cm−121.0 cm13.49044.7316
2 = iron7.874 gm/cm30.0518 cm2/g0.4083 cm−12.0 cm0.81661.6681