Photoactivation Analysis of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate: Preliminary Results |
| C. Ekea,b, K. Erc, C. Segebadea and I. Boztosund
aAkdeniz University, Nuclear Sciences Application and Research Center, Antalya, Turkey bAkdeniz University, Faculty of Education, Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Division of Physics Education, Antalya, Turkey cAkdeniz University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Endodontics, Antalya, Turkey dAkdeniz University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Antalya, Turkey |
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| The purpose of this study is to qualitatively analyse the elemental components of a mineral trioxide aggregate material using photoactivation. The material was irradiated for two hours using bremsstrahlung photons with an end-point energy of 18 MeV from a clinical electron linear accelerator. After irradiation the gamma-ray emission of the sample was counted by gamma spectrometry using a high-purity germanium (HPGe) detector. The gamma-ray spectra were analyzed by computer software. Major and trace elements were detected. |
DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.132.869 PACS numbers: 25.20.-x, 29.20.Ej |