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An alternative to conventional shielding for megavoltage therapy rooms
Author(s) -
Fitzgerald Lawrence T.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.596019
Subject(s) - electromagnetic shielding , medical physics , dosimetry , radiation protection , nuclear engineering , nuclear medicine , materials science , medicine , engineering , composite material
Dry silica sand as an “in‐wall” shielding medium for megavoltage teletherapy rooms is discussed. Shielding considerations, construction techniques, and survey results are presented for a 6‐MV facility using sand shielding for both primary and secondary barriers.