Table 2.

The experimental and theoretical MAC by XCOM program as well as the relative deviation between the two results.

Clay Type	Nuclide	Energy (MeV)	MAC (cm2.g−1)		R.D (∆%)
			XCOM	Experimental
red clay	Am (241)	0.060	0.352	0.346 ± 0.006	1.55
	Cs (137)	0.662	0.076	0.077 ± 0.007	−2.01
	Co (60)	1.172	0.058	0.056 ± 0.001	1.95
		1.333	0.054	0.053 ± 0.005	0.98
ball clay	Am (241)	0.060	0.287	0.282 ± 0.006	1.54
	Cs (137)	0.662	0.077	0.076 ± 0.001	1.22
	Co (60)	1.172	0.058	0.058 ± 0.005	−0.88
		1.333	0.055	0.054 ± 0.004	1.11
kaolin clay	Am (241)	0.060	0.276	0.270 ± 0.005	2.05
	Cs (137)	0.662	0.077	0.075 ± 0.005	1.95
	Co (60)	1.172	0.058	0.059 ± 0.007	−2.85
		1.333	0.055	0.054 ± 0.001	1.66
bentonite clay	Am (241)	0.060	0.372	0.383 ± 0.006	−3.02
	Cs (137)	0.662	0.077	0.078 ± 0.002	−1.55
	Co (60)	1.172	0.058	0.057 ± 0.005	0.88
		1.333	0.055	0.054 ± 0.006	0.78