lead shielding
Dense protective metal
Lead shielding is a barrier made of lead used to block or reduce radiation exposure.
Because lead is dense and effective at absorbing gamma rays and X-rays, it appears in medical imaging rooms, nuclear facilities, and protective equipment like aprons worn during dental X-rays.
The technician stepped behind the lead shielding before activating the scanner.
The thickness required depends on the type and intensity of radiation being blocked.
- gamma raysHighest-frequency electromagnetic radiation
- apronWaist-tied protective garment
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- thickHaving great depth
- X-raysShort-wavelength penetrating light
cosmic rays · dosimeter · radiation therapy · ionizing radiation · radioactive decay · CT scan · medical imaging · protection · radiotherapy · gray · atomic number · attenuation · malleability · beta particles · fallout shelter · nuclear medicine · nuclear reactor · density
- nuclear radiationradiation exposure, radiation poisoning, radioactive isotopes, fallout, nuclear meltdown
- radiotherapyproton therapy, radiosurgery, radioactive iodine, iodine-131, radiopharmaceuticals
- LeadPb, galena, leaded gasoline
- Fallout Protectionfallout shelter, bomb shelter, radiation shield, potassium iodide, iodine tablets
- Nuclear Falloutfallout, radioactive dust, fallout zone, fallout shelter, contamination zone
- nuclear technologynuclear reactor, reactor, reactor core, reactor cores, fission reactor
lead shieldinghot zone
Area of extreme hazard
radiation exposure · radioactive material · contaminated area · contamination zone · vulnerability
lead shieldinglightweight material
Substance with minimal mass
aerogel · foam · carbon fiber · aluminum foil