Technical Guidance

Here you will find data and articles on radiation shielding, frequently asked questions (FAQ), monitor performance, specific gamma ray constants, mathematical derivations - indeed everything we have personally found useful from our tool kit. The resource will be gradually uploaded here from time to time. Have anything suitable that you would like to see featured here?

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  • Broad beam transmission of gamma rays from Na-24 through iron, lead and uranium Fig 4.4 (1)

    Published: Sep 29, 2021

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  • Physical, biological and effective half-life

    Published: Sep 29, 2021

    Source: Dr Chris Robbins, Grallator

      Tags:
    • Physical half-half
    • Biological Half-Life
    • Effective Half-Life
    • Half-Life
    • Radiation Protection
    • Health Physics
    • Maths
    • Mathematics
    • Radioactive Decay
    • Radioactivity
    • Radiation physics

    This technical mathematics article is written by Dr Chris Robbins of Grallator Limited. This article looks at Physical, biological and effective half-life and the mathematics behind them.

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  • Skyshine – radiation scattering around and over shielding

    Published: Sep 29, 2021

      Tags:
    • Skyshine
    • Radiation Shielding
    • Open top radiography
    • Radiation scatter
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  • Radioisotope Beta Skin Contamination Dose Rates

    Published: Sep 29, 2021

    Source: Ionactive Radiation Protection Resource

    Radioisotope beta skin contamination dose rates for some selected radioactive materials (C-14, S-35, P-32, P-33, Ca-45 and Cr-51 for comparison). Assumes no PPE is being worn (e.g. gloves etc).

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  • Inverse Square Law - when is a source a point source?

    Published: Sep 29, 2021

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  • Protection by reducing exposure time - is it always valid?

    Published: Sep 29, 2021

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