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Lead shielding

Index Lead shielding

Lead shielding refers to the use of lead as a form of radiation protection to shield people or objects from radiation so as to reduce the effective dose. [1]

18 relations: Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Demron, Doe Run Company, Hydrometallurgy Pilot Plant, Index of physics articles (L), Instruments used in radiology, Lancs Industries, Lead, Lead apron, Lead castle, Nuclear flask, Pig (disambiguation), Radiation protection, Radioisotope thermoelectric generator, Radiosynthesis, RaLa Experiment, Samut Prakan radiation accident, Shield (disambiguation).

Convair B-36 Peacemaker

The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" is a strategic bomber built by Convair and operated solely by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1949 to 1959.

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Demron

Demron is a radiation-shielding fabric.

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Doe Run Company

The Doe Run Resources Corporation, known by the trade name The Doe Run Company, is a privately held natural resources company and global producer of lead, copper, and zinc concentrates.

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Hydrometallurgy Pilot Plant

the Hydrometallurgy Pilot Plant (HPP) is a hot cell laboratory complex, dedicated to perform bench-scale radiochemistry experiments including the separation of plutonium and uranium from the spent fuel rods of the ETRR-1 research reactor and was established in 1982.

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Index of physics articles (L)

The index of physics articles is split into multiple pages due to its size.

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Instruments used in radiology

Instruments used specially in radiology are as follows.

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Lancs Industries

Lancs Industries is a manufacturer of protective clothing, containments, gloveboxes, enclosures, lead shielding, and other supplies used for reducing risk and increasing safety of workers in potentially hazardous environments.

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Lead

Lead is a chemical element with symbol Pb (from the Latin plumbum) and atomic number 82.

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Lead apron

A lead apron or leaded apron is a type of protective clothing that acts as a radiation shield.

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Lead castle

A lead castle, also called a lead cave or a lead housing, is a structure composed of lead to provide shielding against gamma radiation in a variety of applications in the nuclear industry and other activities which use ionizing radiation.

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Nuclear flask

A nuclear flask is a shipping container that is used to transport active nuclear materials between nuclear power station and spent fuel reprocessing facilities.

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Pig (disambiguation)

A pig is a mammal of the genus Sus.

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Radiation protection

Radiation protection, sometimes known as radiological protection, is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as "The protection of people from harmful effects of exposure to ionizing radiation, and the means for achieving this".

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Radioisotope thermoelectric generator

A Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG, RITEG) is an electrical generator that uses an array of thermocouples to convert the heat released by the decay of a suitable radioactive material into electricity by the Seebeck effect.

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Radiosynthesis

Radiosynthesis is a Fully Automated Synthesis method in which radioactive compounds are produced.

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RaLa Experiment

The RaLa Experiment, or RaLa, was a series of tests during and after the Manhattan Project designed to study the behavior of converging shock waves to achieve the spherical implosion necessary for compression of the plutonium pit of the nuclear weapon.

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Samut Prakan radiation accident

A radiation accident occurred in Samut Prakan Province, Thailand in January–February 2000.

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Shield (disambiguation)

A shield is a hand-held protective device meant to intercept attacks.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_shielding

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