A study of attenuation coefficient of x-ray attenuated with the barium sulphate-filled rubber compounds recorded using an imaging plate

Abstract

Actual progress of applied radiation plays a highly important role in medical radiology. In practice, generated materials decrease the level of X-ray absorption to optimize the process. Radiation protection equipment is manufactured using lead because its properties decrease radiation doses, but negatively affect the environment. This research aims to study the radiographic image intensity attenuated with barium sulphate-filled material recorded with an imaging plate. Materials used comprised an X-ray generator, radiographic imaging plate, radiographic readers and ImageJ open-source software for processing and analysing scientific images. Results concluded that the X-ray generator, by the terms of voltage values in the rage of 60-80 kVp, was higher, which has a greater attenuation coefficient value than the decrease in voltage. When the ratio of barium sulphate was increased, the barium sulphate-filled rubber compounds 0, 5, 10 and 15 phr resulted in X-ray energy absorption. This trends to a greater level of X-ray absorption and an increase in the attenuation coefficient. Therefore, it can be concluded that the rubber-compounded barium sulphate could be used as a guide for creating radiation protection equipment, and for developing radiation protection for other research techniques.