Handbook of Radiological Protection

Please find here a wealth of Health Physics data from the classic UK publication 'Handbook of Radiological Protection'. This information is provided under the PSI licence C2006010311 obtained from HMSO. The publication from 1971 is presented here for historical interest so use with great care. That said, much of the data present is equally valid today as it was decades ago.

It is true that more recent publications are probably more refined, but this should not detract from the value provided by this resource.

For formal radiation safety advice, see our Radiation Protection Adviser (RPA) services page. 

Exposure Rate from X-ray Equipment (Dose Rate) Range-Energy Relationships (electrons) X-ray Transmission through Shielding Materials Transmission of Gamma Radiation through Shields Transmission of Beta Radiation through Shields Lead Equivalence of various materials Half-Value and Tenth-Value Layers for X-ray and Gamma ray Radiation

  • Broad beam transmission of gamma rays from Co-60 through iron, lead and uranium Fig 4.4 (3)

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  • Broad beam transmission of X-Rays (constant potential) through lead (250-400 kV) Fig 4.3(8)

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  • X-ray equipment Constant potential 0.5-3 MV Fig 3.2 (5)

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    Source: Ionactive Consulting Radiation Protection Resource

      Tags:
    • X-ray tube
    • Dose Rate
    • Output
    • Filtration
    • Calculation
    • mA
    • 0.5 - 3MV
    • X-ray generator
    • Constant potential
    • Xray
    • X Ray

    X-ray equipment: Constant potential 0.5-3 MV. A useful graph to calculate the dose rate output of a constant potential x-ray generator in Gy/h per mA at a distance of 1 m based on a tungsten target for different levels of tube filtration and varying MV. The text below the graph explains the conversion process to modern SI units.

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  • Half-Value Thickness and Tenth Value Thickness for Heavily Filtered Gamma Rays and Bremsstrahlung in broad beam conditions Table 4.8 (2)

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  • Broad beam transmission of gamma rays from Co-60 through water, concrete and barytes Fig 4.4 (4)

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  • Broad beam transmission of x-rays (constant potential) through lead (0.5-2.0 MV) Fig 4.3 (9)

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