Re: RT Shielding question

[Chris Alston <alstonc@odrge.odr.georgetown.edu>]

>References: <897569080.PTD4N.Virgil.Willcut@sih.net>
>Date:         Sun, 14 Jun 1998 15:36:41 -0600
>Reply-To: gaw@usa.net
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>From: Jerry White <gaw@USA.NET>
>Organization: Colorado Associates in Medical Physics
>Subject:      Re: RT Shielding question
>To: MEDPHYS@LISTS.WAYNE.EDU
>
>Never worried much about studs, but we did ask our construction people not to
>have any steel re-bar going straight thru the concrete. We were worried (with
>no emprical evidnece, just worried)  about neutrons rolling thru the steel to
>the outside.  Any comments on that one?
>
>Jerry White
>gaw@usa.net
>
>Virgil M. Willcut wrote:
>
>>      Would anyone like to comment on the use of metal studs on the interior
>>      of a high energy (18MV) accelerator vault-- problem? no problem?  I've
>>      seen some people recommend not using any paint with metals in it (I
>>      assume it's a neutron production issue) so following this line of
>>      reasoning I would think metal studs (steel) would be out (or is this
>>      just paranoia)?  All comments welcome.
>>
>>      Thanks in advance
>>
>>      Virgil Willcut
>>
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