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Byeonghyeon Park1, Sangmin Lee2, Eunjee Lee3

  • 1Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, Daejeon, 34142, Republic of Korea; Department of Applied Plasma & Quantum Beam Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, Republic of Korea.

Applied Radiation and Isotopes : Including Data, Instrumentation and Methods for Use in Agriculture, Industry and Medicine
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New formulas improve radiation shielding for industrial X-ray generators (XGDs). This study validates and refines existing methods, ensuring worker safety by accurately calculating lead shielding thickness for modern XGDs.

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Shielding thicknessTube voltageX-ray-generating devices

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