Tungsten Medical Shielding Application

Tungsten medical shielding application is using as collimator for its high density.

It is the most effective material for shielding and has good machinable, so it is widely usedfor radiation protection in medical areas.

Compared to lead, tungsten is much more environmentally friendly and higher density with smaller capacity of the same weight. It usually used to absorb X-ray and gamma ray by making into the collimator, which is a device that filters a stream of rays so that only those traveling parallel to a specified direction are allowed through. According to the use of lenses, it is not yet possible to focus radiation with such short wavelengths into an image as is routine with electromagnetic radiation at optical or near optical wavelengths. In this way, tungsten medical shielding works as collimator is useful in absorbing neutron, X-ray and gamma-ray.

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