Cesium 137 Tungsten Radiation Shielding

Product Description

What is Cesium 137?

Cesium 137 (137 55Cs, Cs-137), Cesium 137, or radioactinium, is a radioactive isotope of cesium that is created as one of the more general fission products by the nuclear fission of uranium-235 and other fissionable isotopes in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons. It is among the most complicated of the short-to-medium lifetime fission products as it easily moves and scatters in nature owing to the high water solubility of cesium that is the most general chemical compounds as salts.

The Applications of Cesium 137 Tungsten Radiation Shielding

Owing to its high density, better absorption property against radiation as well as environment- friendly attributes, tungsten alloy can be widely used to produce Cesium 137 tungsten radiation shielding. Cesium 137 tungsten radiation shielding can be employed as ground containers of Cesium 137 radiation source, and utilized in industrial and medical industry. Cesium 137 tungsten radiation shielding can be utilized for producing industrial gamma radiation source: for density and thickness measurement, radiation weighing, tobacco density weighing, logging and coal exploration and evolution, and so on. Cesium 137 tungsten radiation shielding also can be employed for gamma radiation sources in medical sector. Cesium Chloride Injection can be applied for cardiac scan, diagnosis of diseases and myocardial infarction. It also has application in agriculture and biological segment: better activity of Cesium 137 sources is useful for radiation creation, storage of irradiated food, sterilization of medical instruments. Cesium 137 tungsten radiation shielding can also be utilized for making isotopes battery and isotope heat source.

The Advantages of Cesium 137 Tungsten Radiation Shielding

As compared to conventional radiation shielding materials encompassing boron carbide and lead, tungsten alloy radiation shielding holds out better density with little capacity. Of the same weights, the high density alloy can give the identical energy absorption as lead offers, using 1/3 less material. When the weight is specified, higher density and the thickness may be thinner. Tungsten alloy material can be fabricated with lean thickness but outstanding absorption of radiation in the higher density. Which is why, tungsten alloy material is useful for radiation blocking. Cesium 137 tungsten radiation shielding is superior to lead materials for its non-toxic property. While the design of shielding, tungsten alloy radiation shielding is measured in manner with needs of shield to cut down the multiple shielding materials' thickness.

Formula:

• K = e0.693 d / 1/2
• K: Shield weakened multiple
• 1/2: The tungsten alloy radiation shielding material is of almost a half of layer values.