Open AccessAn alternative approach to32P radiation protection: source shielding
Author(s) -
Knud Josefsen,
Michael Wøllike,
Karsten Buschard
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
nucleic acids research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 9.008
H-Index - 537
eISSN - 1362-4954
pISSN - 0305-1048
DOI - 10.1093/nar/21.3.485
Subject(s) - electromagnetic shielding , radiation , isotope , biology , radiation protection , radiochemistry , physics , radiation dose , nuclear engineering , nuclear physics , nuclear medicine , engineering , medicine , chemistry , quantum mechanics
32P is the most widely used isotope in molecular biology laboratories and a high-energy beta-emitter. Local doses are often underestimated and plexiglass shielding converts some energy into penetrating gamma radiation. We describe a series of equipment that reduces local doses and gamma radiation more efficiently than traditional equipment and at the same time facilitates the handling of the isotopes.