"Tony O'Connor" <tony.oconnor at may.ie> wrote in message
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> Can I buy transparent shielding trays etc for use with chromium-51, or
> am I stuck with lead sheets and blocks?
>> Tony.
Cr-51 different than P-32, for instance. dose rate of unshielded CR-51, a
gamma emitter, from a 1mCi source is 0.016mR/hr at one meter. the advised
protection is lead ( 1 cm reduces exposure 60X. The dose rate of unshielded
P-32, a beta emitter, is 300 mR/hr at one foot. Th use of a low density
shield is advised as this beta particle can cause significant x ray
production from within the absobing medium (ie don't use lead).
