LEAD & CONCRETE SHIELDING FACTORS
Radionuclide Thickness of lead (mm) Thickness of concrete (mm)
Transmission factors Transmission factors
0.5 0.1 0.01 0.5 0.1 0.01
Ir-192 3.1 12 28 133 245 390
Co-60 15 47 87 137 325 541
Yb-169 0.3 2 7 20 100 245
Cs-137 8 24 45 140 300 450
Se-75 1.1 5.2 13 105 215 340
New FFD
Old FFD 12
New FFD 14
Old Exposure 250
New Exposure 340
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Sensitivity
Wire thickness 0.16 mm
Plate thickness 15.9 mm
Sensitivity 1.0 %
10:16 0.40 0.32 0.25 0.20 0.16 0.125 0.10
6:12 0.10 0.80 0.63 0.50 0.40 0.32 0.25
1:7 3.20 2.50 2.00 1.60 1.25 1.00 0.80
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Penumbra
Max Penumbra Min FFD
Source size 3.10 Source size
OFD 33.40 OFD
SFD 300.00 Penumbra
Penumbra 0.39 SFD
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Penumbra
3.10
33.40
0.51
236.42
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EXPOSURE CHART FOR D7 IN CURIE MINUTES
4" 5" 6" 8" 10" 12" 14" 16" 18" 20" 22" 24" 26" 28" 30" 36" 42" 48" 54" 60"
4mm 2.6 4.1 6 10.6 17 24 33 43 54 67 81 96 113 130 150 216 300 387 490 600
3/16" 5mm 2.7 4.3 6.2 11 17.2 25 34 44 56 69 84 99 117 135 155 224 306 396 501 618
6mm 2.8 4.4 6.5 11.4 17.7 26 35 46 58 71 88 104 122 142 163 234 316 414 523 646
1/4" 7mm 2.9 4.6 6.6 11.7 18.5 27 36 47 60 75 91 106 124 144 165 238 323 423 535 660
5/16" 8mm 3 4.7 6.8 12 18.8 27 37 48 62 76 92 108 127 147 169 243 330 432 546 675
3/8" 9mm 3.1 4.8 7 12.4 19.4 28 38 50 63 78 94 111 130 152 175 251 344 540 569 703
10mm 3.2 5 7.2 12.8 20 29 40 51 65 80 96 115 134 156 179 258 351 459 580 717
7/16" 11mm 3.2 5.1 7.4 13.1 20.5 30 40 52 66 82 99 118 138 160 184 265 358 468 592 731
12mm 3.3 5.3 7.6 13.5 21.1 31 41 54 68 85 102 121 142 165 189 272 372 486 615 759
1/2" 13mm 3.5 5.5 7.9 14 22 32 43 56 71 88 106 126 149 171 196 283 385 504 637 787
14mm 3.6 5.6 8.1 14.4 22.5 34 44 57 73 90 108 129 151 175 201 290 392 513 649 801
9/16" 15mm 3.7 6 8.4 15 23.3 36 45 60 75 93 112 134 157 182 205 300 413 540 683 843
5/8" 16mm 3.9 6.1 8.8 15.6 24.4 37 48 61 79 98 117 140 166 191 219 315 420 549 694 857
11/16" 17mm 4 6.2 9 16 25 37 49 66 81 100 120 143 168 195 224 322 447 585 740 900
18mm 4.1 6.6 9.3 16.5 26 37 50 67 83 103 124 148 174 201 231 333 461 603 763 942
3/4" 19mm 4.2 6.7 9.6 17 26.7 38 52 68 86 107 128 153 179 208 239 344 468 612 774 956
20mm 4.4 6.9 10 17.7 27.7 40 54 71 90 111 134 159 187 217 244 358 489 639 808 998
22mm 4.8 7.6 11 19.5 30 44 59 78 99 122 147 175 205 238 273 394 537 702 888 1096
7/8" 24mm 5.3 8.2 12 21.2 33 48 65 86 105 133 160 191 224 260 298 430 592 774 979 1209
1" 26mm 5.8 9.1 13.2 24 36 52 71 93 118 146 177 210 247 286 318 472 640 837 1059 1307
28mm 6.4 10 14.5 26 40 58 79 103 131 161 194 231 271 314 360 529 709 927 1173 1448
30mm 7.1 11 16 29 44 66 87 114 144 178 215 256 300 349 400 576 785 1026 1298 1603
34mm 8.6 13.4 19.3 34 54 77 105 137 174 215 260 309 363 421 497 695 944 1233 1560 1926
36mm 9 14.6 22 37 60 87 118 154 195 241 292 348 408 473 543 782 1061 1386 1754 2165
D4 * 2.78
AX * 0.87
CX * 0.71
MX * 3.45
EXPOSURE CHART FOR D7 IN CURIE MINUTES (?)
“T” “T” S.F.D. INCHES
INCHES MM 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 42 48
0.25 6.4 2.7 6 10.5 16.5 24 32 43 54 66 96 150 216 264 296 384
0.375 9.5 3.3 7.5 12.9 20.7 30 41 52 67 83 120 187 270 330 363 480
0.5 12.7 3.9 9 15.9 25 36 49 64 81 99 144 225 324 396 438 576
0.625 15.9 4.5 10.5 18.6 29 42 57 74 94 116 168 262 378 465 510 672
0.75 19.1 5.4 12 21.3 33 48 65 85 118 133 192 300 432 534 582 768
0.875 22.2 6.6 14.7 25.5 40 58 78 102 132 161 231 363 522 642 705 927
1 25.4 7.5 17.4 30 47 68 92 120 153 183 271 426 612 756 825 1093
1.125 28.6 8.7 19.8 34.5 54 78 105 138 177 216 312 486 703 864 945 1248
1.25 31.8 9.9 22.8 40.5 62 90 121 159 201 245 360 558 804 996 1092 1440
1.375 34.9 11.4 26.4 46.8 72 103 138 186 237 288 414 648 948 1152 1242 1656
1.5 38.1 13.2 30.6 54 83 120 162 213 276 330 480 744 1104 1320 1468 1920
1.625 41.3 15.3 35.1 61 95 138 189 244 315 384 552 852 1260 1536 1674 2208
1.75 44.5 17.1 40.8 72 110 159 219 282 366 441 636 993 1464 1764 1971 2544
1.875 47.6 21 48 81 129 189 255 333 432 486 766 1161 1728 1944 2295 2724
2 50.8 24 57 99 150 219 300 390 513 600 876 1350 2052 2400 2700 3504
D4 * 2.78
AX * 0.87
CX * 0.71
MX * 3.45
Safe Dist.
Safe Distance from IR 192
Ci 10.0
Max dose rate 7.5
Safe distance 94.3 Mtr
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Estimate of the distance, in free air, from an unshielded source to give a dose rate of
7.5mSv/h (0.75mrem/h)
~ radius to give
Radionuclide Nominal Activity 7.5mSv/h (0.75mrem/h)
Ir-192 37 GBq 25 m
Co-60 37 GBq 42 m
Yb-169 37 GBq 15 m
Cs-137 37 GBq 20 m
Se-75 37 GBq 17 m
Note: Actual dose rates at a distance may be higher than those predicted from the inverse
square law due to scattering of radiation from walls and floors in the area.
Note: 37 GBq = 1 Currie
