Lead Plates or sheet lead is used for permanent shielding installations i.e., used to shield walls doors and other areas of room. This form of lead shielding is extensively used in hospitals, laboratories and industrial facilities.
Lead plates used for protection from harmful radiations
Radiations like X-Ray, Gamma Ray and Nuclear radiation, cause cancer and other health hazards in human body. So, Shielding for radiation source is very important as the source will contaminate the environment. Lead plates are used to shield the areas like laboratories medical centers which are exposed to continuous radiations, so that people working in those areas stay safe.
Uses of Lead Plates:
- Lead plates are used as sound barrier.
- Lead plate is used in many radiation shielding applications including industrial, nuclear and medical.
- Lead plate, because of its high density, is an effective construction material for shielding from gamma rays and x-rays.
- Lead plates are versatile and can be used to shield even corner parts of a room.
- These plates are also used vibration absorbers.
- These are used in making corrosion resistant gaskets.
- Water proofing, flashing etc.
MedirayTM1 manufactures lead plates that can be used for room construction, laboratory shielding, and counterweight applications. Plates can be composed of 99.999% pure lead. Plates are molded from precision high-strength steel molds and can be machined to exact dimensions. Medi-Ray plates are square and level to meet all stringent applications.
All custom made lead products can be found in Medi-Ray. Medi-RayTM, Incorporated is totally unique in the market. From its inception over thirty-five years ago, Medi-RayTM has been the world's foremost manufacturer of shielding products for nuclear medicine.
1. Medi-Ray: Medi-Ray is devoted to innovation in lead metal technology. Since 1974, Medi-Ray has been the largest supplier of radio-pharmaceutical shipping containers. Medi-Ray is mainly known for shielding radioactive products, X-ray, PET, CT or MRI equipment. For any further enquiry or to get free quotes, call at 877-898-3003 / 914-979-2740 or fax at 914-337-4620. You can send e-mails at sales@mediray.com. Office is located at 150 Marbledale Road, Tuckahoe, New York 10707. Visit http://www.mediray.com/ for more information.
Very good post about Radiation Shielding.
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