I am a student who is currently pursuing a degree in Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in Taylor’s University, Subang Jaya where during our semester break, we collaborated with the School of Engineering to fabricate a new material for radiation shielding using Bismuth and polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG) to form a polymer composite. With promising results on radiation attenuation tests, we hope this composite will be the future of radiation shielding as this will replace the traditional lead based radiation shields which has many drawbacks.
