lead radiation shield

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• Shield (disambiguation) — Shield may refer to:Protection* Shield, a hand held protective device meant to intercept attacks * Electromagnetic shielding * Shielded cable * Energy shield * Deflector shield, a protective energy field * Heat shield, which protects a spacecraft …   Wikipedia

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• Lead shielding — refers to the use of lead as a form of radiation protection to shield people or objects from radiation. Lead can effectively attenuate certain kinds of radiation because of its high density and high atomic number; principally, it is effective at… …   Wikipedia

• shield´like´ — shield «sheeld», noun, verb. –n. 1. a piece of armor carried on the arm or in the hand to protect the body in battle, used in ancient and medieval warfare. 2. anything used to protect: »He turned up his collar as a shield against the cold wind. A …   Useful english dictionary

• shield´er — shield «sheeld», noun, verb. –n. 1. a piece of armor carried on the arm or in the hand to protect the body in battle, used in ancient and medieval warfare. 2. anything used to protect: »He turned up his collar as a shield against the cold wind. A …   Useful english dictionary

• lead processing — Introduction       preparation of the ore for use in various products.       Lead (Pb) is one of the oldest metals known, being one of seven metals used in the ancient world (the others are gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, and mercury). Its low… …   Universalium

• shield — shielder, n. shieldless, adj. shieldlessly, adv. shieldlessness, n. shieldlike, adj. /sheeld/, n. 1. a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords,… …   Universalium

• shield — [[t]ʃild[/t]] n. 1) her cv a device used as a defense against blows or hurled objects, esp. a broad piece of armor carried on the arm or in the hand 2) a person or thing that guards or defends 3) any of various devices or barriers for protection …   From formal English to slang

• Lead castle — A lead castle, also called a lead cave or a lead housing, is a structure composed of bricks made of lead. Lead castles are a type of lead shielding and are used to enclose small radioactive sources. They are used during nuclear research and… …   Wikipedia

• lead shield — in radiology, a lead barrier for protecting personnel from radiation …   Medical dictionary