VARIATIONS IN X-RAY BARRIER EFFICIENCY OF SOME COMMONLY USED BUILDING MATERIALS
The relative x-ray barrier efficiency of some commonly used building materials was determined in order to provide additional methods of reducing office-to-office radiation in multiple-office profes sional buildings. Per-cent transmis sion and half-value layer measurements are tabulated for 15 commercially available materials, for various x-ray intensities. Galvanized iron is an effective barrier material for x-ray energies commonly encountered in dental offices, comparing relatively well with the absorption qualities of lead. Materials such as wood and dry wall, frequently used for wall partitioning, are poor absorbers of x radiation. The growing popularity of multiple-office professional buildings presents a special problem in the control of radiation emanating from x-ray machines in adjacent offices. (H.H.D.)
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Illinois, Chicago
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-006720
- OSTI ID:
- 4734099
- Journal Information:
- Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology (U.S.), Vol. Vol: 14; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-63
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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