Gamma Radiation Shielding Calculation

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What is the tenth value layer (TVL) of concrete for a 10 MV photon beam?

10 cm

12.83 cm

42.64 cm (correct)

5.32 cm

What type of interactions do energetic charged particles undergo with absorber atoms?

Ionization loss (correct)

Scattering loss

Atomic nuclei loss

Magnetic loss

What is the mean free path for concrete in this scenario?

42.64 cm (correct)

21.32 cm

5.32 cm

10 cm

Which property does the energy loss of a charged particle depend on?

Mass, charge, velocity, and energy of the particle Signup and view all the answers

What is characterized by collision stopping power for charged particles?

Energy loss from interaction with orbital electrons of the absorber Signup and view all the answers

What type of interaction between an incident electron and an absorber nucleus results in electron scattering and no energy loss?

Elastic collision Signup and view all the answers

What is the major contributor to linear attenuation coefficient?

Photoelectric effect Signup and view all the answers

What does the absorption edge represent in terms of photon energy?

Sharp discontinuities in absorption Signup and view all the answers

In the Compton effect, why is the scattered photon's energy lower than the incident photon's energy?

Conservation of energy Signup and view all the answers

Why is the Compton electronic attenuation coefficient independent of atomic number (Z)?

Electron density dependence Signup and view all the answers

What does the Compton wavelength-shift equation follow from?

Conservation of energy and momentum Signup and view all the answers

How does the Compton electronic attenuation coefficient change with photon energy?

Decreases with increasing photon energy Signup and view all the answers

What is the main condition required for pair production to occur?

Photon energy greater than 1.022 MeV Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements is true about electronic pair production?

It has a threshold of 2.044 MeV. Signup and view all the answers

What contributes to over 90% of the pair production mass attenuation coefficient?

Nuclear pair production Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the linear attenuation coefficient and photon energy?

Linear attenuation coefficient is independent of photon energy. Signup and view all the answers

Which absorber thickness attenuates beam intensity to 50% of the original intensity?

Half-value layer (HVL) Signup and view all the answers

What is the absorber thickness called that attenuates beam intensity by 36.8%?

Mean free path (MFP) Signup and view all the answers

How is the linear attenuation coefficient experimentally determined?

By measuring the beam intensity without any absorber material present Signup and view all the answers

Which parameter characterizes the probability per unit path length that a photon will interact with an absorber?

Linear attenuation coefficient Signup and view all the answers

What does the mean free path represent in terms of absorption by an absorber?

% reduction in beam intensity after a characteristic thickness Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the tenth-value layer in characterizing absorbed radiation?

Attenuates beam intensity to 10% of original Signup and view all the answers