Professional Documents
Culture Documents
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
IAEA 2
Namibia Case
IAEA 3
IAEA 4
IAEA 5
IAEA 6
IAEA 7
IAEA 8
IAEA 9
Radiation Shielding Parameters
Remember we must shield
against three sources of radiation
In decreasing importance, these
are:
primary radiation (the X Ray
beam)
scattered radiation (from the
patient)
leakage radiation (from the X
Ray tube)
To protect:
the X Ray department staff
the patients (when not being examined)
visitors and the public
persons working adjacent to or near the X Ray
facility
IAEA 12
Basic shielding equation
IAEA 13
Shielding parameters
IAEA 14
Occupancy (NCRP 147)
IAEA 18
Tube Leakage
Room size
20 m2 for diagnostic radiography
30 m2 for fluoroscopy
35 m2 for CT
8 m2 for mammography
IAEA 21
Wall thickness
IAEA 22
Viewing windows
IAEA 23
Doors
IAEA 24
IAEA 25
Shielding - Verification I
IAEA 28