GB766856A - A portable shielding container for a radio active source of radiation - Google Patents

A portable shielding container for a radio active source of radiation

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GB766856A
GB766856A GB5129/55A GB512955A GB766856A GB 766856 A GB766856 A GB 766856A GB 5129/55 A GB5129/55 A GB 5129/55A GB 512955 A GB512955 A GB 512955A GB 766856 A GB766856 A GB 766856A
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radiation
shielding container
active source
radio active
container
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
    • G21F5/00—Transportable or portable shielded containers
    • G21F5/02—Transportable or portable shielded containers with provision for restricted exposure of a radiation source within the container

Abstract

<PICT:0766856/III/1> <PICT:0766856/III/2> A shielding container for radioactive material (see Group XX) includes a capsule 10 which consists of an aluminium container 14 for the radioactive source 13 (which may be thulium-170, americium-242 or cobalt-60) closed by a plug 15 of stainless steel annularly bonded to the container 14 at 16. Specification 725,067 [Group XX] is referred to.
GB5129/55A 1954-04-20 1955-02-21 A portable shielding container for a radio active source of radiation Expired GB766856A (en)

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US424536A US2798164A (en) 1954-04-20 1954-04-20 Portable X-ray or gamma source

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GB766856A true GB766856A (en) 1957-01-23

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DE1084844B (en) * 1957-03-04 1960-07-07 Nuclear Corp Of America Inc Radiation head for teletherapy
DE1045002B (en) * 1957-06-01 1958-11-27 E Uhlhorn & Co G M B H Dr Holder for radioactive radiation applicators
DE1106003B (en) * 1958-01-21 1961-05-04 Commissariat Energie Atomique Thick-walled shielding container made of a material with a high atomic number for radioactive substances

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