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20 July 2008

Answer to Question #3592 Submitted to "Ask the Experts"

Category: Medical and Dental Equipment/Shielding — Shielding

The following question was answered by an expert in the appropriate field:

I have some questions regarding the shielding of a nuclear medicine hot laboratory and an examination room. How much lead or concrete shielding thickness is required for these rooms? Allowing for extra safety margins, can we use 4 mm lead thickness or will it create another problem? To my knowledge a thickness of 1-2 mm of lead will be enough. Is there a way to calculate the required shielding exactly? What are the references?

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