Glass is an essential category of materials because of its inherent transparency, which sets it apart from many other material systems. Due to its unique characteristics, radiation shielding applications have begun implementing it, particularly when optical clarity is required. Researchers have been compelled to examine glass materials that offer optimal performance in radiation shielding against high photon energy and particles. The literature has encompassed various papers examining many types of glass and their responses to ranged energy levels. This mini-review aims to demonstrate the glass systems that have been reviewed and their respective radiation shielding characteristics against photon energies. To achieve this objective, the publication numbers for radiation shielding materials and glass were initially collected over several years from the widely utilized Web of Science (WoS) database. Subsequently, the glass systems that were primarily examined in the context of radiation shielding glass investigations were identified and classified as borate (), germanate (), phosphate (), silicate (), tellurite (), and waste (). The current trajectory of these glass systems has been illustrated over the years. After providing a broad description, each glass system was examined using an approach that involved sorting based on the highest-citation and newest-first criteria. Five publications were selected for each way, and then the chemical composition, density, and linear attenuation coefficient at 662 keV were obtained. Furthermore, the Phy-X/PSD software facilitated the comprehension of the attenuation properties of the glass systems at energy levels of 1173 and 1332 keV. Plus, some computations aided in understanding variations in exposure build-up factors (EBF). As demonstrated by the published data, there has been a significant rise in the number of publications on radiation shielding materials and glass investigations, especially in the last five years. In another development, there has been a recent push towards lead-free glass systems, even though inserting PbO into the glass composition can achieve a high-density value, namely higher than 5 g/cm. Among the several glass systems of interest, -glass has emerged as a notable choice for photon energies due to its high-density glass formulation while also being free of lead content. The -glass series had LAC values (at 1173 keV) ranging from 0.28 to 0.35 cm, whereas the , , , , and - glass series showed changes between 0.13 and 0.36, 0.17 and 0.39, 0.16 and 0.28, 0.16 and 0.35, and 0.12 and 0.25 cm respectively. It is also essential to acknowledge that - glass systems have gained popularity from sustainability perspective. Yet, - glass systems have been found effective against low photon energies. Hence, this concise evaluation strongly highlights the significant potential of -glass and - glass systems for future research, owing to the facts that both systems facilitate low-melting temperatures, reduced carbon emissions, and easy preparation while also offering promising radiation shielding properties.

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辐射屏蔽玻璃研究的最新进展：对各种玻璃类型的简要回顾

玻璃因其固有的透明度而成为一类重要的材料，这使其有别于许多其他材料系统。由于其独特的特性，辐射屏蔽应用已开始采用它，特别是在需要光学清晰度时。研究人员被迫研究能够在高光子能量和粒子辐射屏蔽方面提供最佳性能的玻璃材料。文献中包含了各种论文，研究了多种类型的玻璃及其对不同能量水平的响应。本小型审查旨在展示已审查的玻璃系统及其各自针对光子能量的辐射屏蔽特性。为了实现这一目标，辐射屏蔽材料和玻璃的出版物编号最初是在几年内从广泛使用的 Web of Science (WoS) 数据库中收集的。随后，在辐射屏蔽玻璃研究中主要检查的玻璃系统被识别并分类为硼酸盐（）、锗酸盐（）、磷酸盐（）、硅酸盐（）、亚碲酸盐（）和废物（）。多年来，这些玻璃系统的当前发展轨迹已得到阐明。在提供广泛的描述后，每个玻璃系统都使用一种方法进行检查，该方法涉及根据最高引用率和最新优先标准进行排序。每种方式选择了 5 篇出版物，然后获得了 662 keV 下的化学成分、密度和线性衰减系数。此外，Phy-X/PSD 软件有助于理解玻璃系统在 1173 和 1332 keV 能级下的衰减特性。此外，一些计算有助于理解暴露累积因子 (EBF) 的变化。正如已发表的数据所示，有关辐射屏蔽材料和玻璃研究的出版物数量显着增加，特别是在过去五年中。在另一项发展中，最近一直在推动无铅玻璃系统，尽管在玻璃组合物中添加 PbO 可以实现高密度值，即高于 5 g/cm3。在几种令人感兴趣的玻璃系统中，β-玻璃因其高密度玻璃配方且不含铅而成为光子能量的显着选择。 -glass 系列的 LAC 值（在 1173 keV）范围为 0.28 至 0.35 cm，而 、 、 、 和 - glass 系列的 LAC 值（在 1173 keV）范围为 0.13 至 0.36、0.17 至 0.39、0.16 至 0.28、0.16 至 0.35 和 0.12和0.25厘米分别。还必须承认的是，从可持续发展的角度来看，玻璃系统已经越来越受欢迎。然而，玻璃系统已被发现能有效对抗低光子能量。因此，这一简明的评估强烈强调了玻璃和玻璃系统在未来研究中的巨大潜力，因为这两种系统都有利于低熔化温度，减少碳排放，易于制备，同时还具有良好的辐射屏蔽性能。