Comments on: Understanding X-rays and X-ray Shielding https://www.lancsindustries.com/blog/understanding-x-rays-and-x-ray-shielding/ Radiation Shielding & Containment Products Fri, 05 Sep 2025 21:54:49 +0000 hourly 1 By: What You Need to Know About X-Ray Backscatter Scanners and Safety https://www.lancsindustries.com/blog/understanding-x-rays-and-x-ray-shielding/#comment-286 Tue, 19 Dec 2023 22:35:32 +0000 https://www.lancsindustries.com/?p=1976#comment-286 […] enough data to support the risk/benefits of the operation – most notably because like other forms of x-ray technology, backscatter x-ray machines exposed humans to low-doses of ionizing […]

]]> By: What Are the Three Principles of Radiation Protection - Lancs Industries https://www.lancsindustries.com/blog/understanding-x-rays-and-x-ray-shielding/#comment-280 Tue, 19 Dec 2023 22:17:13 +0000 https://www.lancsindustries.com/?p=1976#comment-280 […] use of those sources are proven to be of reasonable benefit for the individual (as is the case where x-rays, CT and PET-CT equipment is used) or for society as a […]

]]> By: Know Your Radiation Exposure Limits - Lancs Industries https://www.lancsindustries.com/blog/understanding-x-rays-and-x-ray-shielding/#comment-244 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 02:39:30 +0000 https://www.lancsindustries.com/?p=1976#comment-244 […] doctor and dentist provide you with things like lead aprons or other protective shielding any time you have to get an X-ray so you probably don’t have cause for concern if this is your only […]

]]> By: What is Scatter Radiation? Types and Safety Precautions https://www.lancsindustries.com/blog/understanding-x-rays-and-x-ray-shielding/#comment-212 Fri, 06 Oct 2023 02:12:22 +0000 https://www.lancsindustries.com/?p=1976#comment-212 […] the case of X-rays, the most common source of scatter radiation for most humans, the “object” in question is the […]

]]> By: Radioactive Careers - Lancs Industries https://www.lancsindustries.com/blog/understanding-x-rays-and-x-ray-shielding/#comment-205 Fri, 06 Oct 2023 01:53:42 +0000 https://www.lancsindustries.com/?p=1976#comment-205 […] technicians. This one makes sense right? The good news is that radiologist technicians of today are at significantly less risk than their predecessors. Prior to the 1950s, radiologist techs were […]

]]> By: Types of Radiation Protection via Shielding - Lancs Industries https://www.lancsindustries.com/blog/understanding-x-rays-and-x-ray-shielding/#comment-190 Wed, 04 Oct 2023 19:56:41 +0000 https://www.lancsindustries.com/?p=1976#comment-190 […] skin if it comes in direct contact with it. Finally, the strongest forms of radiation – gamma and x-ray radiation – require the heaviest shielding of all. This type of shielding typically comes in the form of […]

]]> By: A Brief History of X-Rays in Hospitals - Lancs Industries https://www.lancsindustries.com/blog/understanding-x-rays-and-x-ray-shielding/#comment-78 Tue, 18 Jul 2023 19:30:50 +0000 https://www.lancsindustries.com/?p=1976#comment-78 […] information regarding the risks and dangers of un-shielded radiation spread quickly so within a short amount of time, X-rays were used predominantly in the medical […]

]]> By: 10 Signs of Radiation Sickness - Lancs Industries https://www.lancsindustries.com/blog/understanding-x-rays-and-x-ray-shielding/#comment-74 Tue, 18 Jul 2023 19:23:34 +0000 https://www.lancsindustries.com/?p=1976#comment-74 […] stuff that nuclear power plants use to generate energy, the type that is used in nuclear weapons, hospital and dental x-rays, the gamma rays found in outer space, as well as various forms of particle bombardment, which is […]

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