Authors : Siti Hajar Zuber, Nurul Ab. Aziz Hashikin, Mohd Fahmi Mohd Yusof, Mohd Zahri Abdul Aziz, Rokiah Hashim
Titles of Publication : Characterization of soy-lignin bonded Rhizophora spp. particleboard as substitute phantom material for radiation dosimetric studies – Investigation of CT number, mass attenuation coefficient and effective atomic number
Journal Name : Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Quartile : Q2
Impact Factor : 1.270
Description : Experimental particleboards are made from Rhizophora spp. wood trunk with three different percentages of lignin and soy flour (0%, 6% and 12%) as adhesives. The objective was to investigate the equivalence of Rhizophora spp. particleboard as phantom material with human soft tissue using Computed Tomography (CT) number. The mass attenuation coefficient calculated from XRF configuration technique showed good agreement with water from XCOM database, suggesting its potential as phantom material for radiation study.