lead shield
Dense metal protection
A lead shield is a barrier made of lead used to block radiation.
Lead's density makes it effective at absorbing X-rays and gamma rays, protecting people and equipment in medical imaging facilities, nuclear plants, and research laboratories.
The term extends to any lead-based protective device: The technician stepped behind the lead shield before taking the X-ray.
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- gamma raysHighest-frequency electromagnetic radiation
- protectionGuarding against harm
- X-ray roomMedical imaging facility
- nuclearOf atomic energy
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- radiation safetydosimeter, radiation protection, dosimeters, radiation exposure, Geiger counter
- radiology equipmentCT scanner, MRI machine, mammography, digital x-ray, CAT scan
- shieldingtungsten, interlocking blocks, Faraday cage
- nuclear sciencenuclear fission, nuclear physics, nuclear fusion, radiation, nuclear fuel
- radiologyX-ray, CT scan, MRI machine, MRI, radiologist
radiation permeability
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Empty interval between objects
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