Radiation shielding properties of barite coated terry-cotton fabric

With the rapid development of technology, the radiation started to be used in many different fields and thus radiation protection becomes important. The use of radiation in basic science, industry, military purposes and medical applications has reached enormous dimensions. The protection of radiation, which has such a wide range of uses, has become inevitable. Dresses used by radiation workers are important against possible radiation damage. In this study, the linear attenuation coefficients have been measured to investigate the radiation shielding properties of terry-cotton fabric coated by barite in the rate of 0%, 40%, 50% and 60%. The measurements were performed using a NaI (Tl) detector at 511, 835 and 1275 keV gamma ray energies. It was found that the barite is an important materials and when it is used to coat fabric lead to improve radiation shielding properties.