Title :
Evaluation of protective shielding thickness for diagnostic radiology rooms
Author :
Costa, P.R. ; Caldas, Linda V.E.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Electrotecnica e Energia, Sao Paulo Univ., Brazil
Abstract :
Presents contributions of new methods for diagnostic X-ray shielding design which has been recently introduced in order to revise the NCRP 49 recommendations. The developed method uses information regarding spectral distributions of radiation scattered by a phantom to allow the determination of ambient dose equivalents in X-ray rooms
Keywords :
diagnostic radiography; electromagnetic shielding; radiation protection; NCRP 49 recommendations; X-ray rooms; ambient dose equivalents; diagnostic X-ray shielding design; diagnostic radiology rooms; phantom; protective shielding thickness; spectral distributions; Atomic measurements; Attenuation; Electron emission; Equations; Imaging phantoms; Kinetic energy; Protection; Radiology; Voltage; X-ray scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2000. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6465-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2000.898030
