Published January 2001
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General guidance on shielding requirements for medical X-ray diagnostic rooms
Description
A primary barrier is one that intercepts the direct beam of an x-ray tube (the primary beam). A secondary barrier is one that shields from scattered x-rays (mainly from the patient) only
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- National Radiation Laboratory
- Imprint Place
- Christchurch (New Zealand)
- Imprint Pagination
- 4 p.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- New Zealand
- Country of Input or Organization
- New Zealand
- INIS RN
- 32067232
- Subject category
- S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
- Descriptors DEI
- HEALTH HAZARDS; MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS; RADIATION PROTECTION; SHIELDING; X-RAY EQUIPMENT
- Descriptors DEC
- EQUIPMENT; HAZARDS; MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE