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Re: Glass Shielding Materials



Subject: Re: Glass Shielding Materials

">I need to get in touch with a manufacturer/distributor of "leaded glass"
or >any glass shielding used for xray diffraction units.  One of our
researchers >wants to build an interlocked cabinet for an unshielded xray
unit and needs a >contact."

Try Schott Glass.  Sorry, no contact info.  Try the web.

Also, Kaufman Glass Co. in Wilmington De. (302) 654-9937.

The earlier post for Nuclear Associates may be your best bet if you're 
dealing with pretty low energies.  The "Clear-Pb" leaded acrylic sheets
have 0.5 mm Pb equivalence per half-inch thickness.

John Laferriere, CHP
DuPont Pharmaceuticals Co.
Medical Imaging Division
978 671 8316
john.r.laferriere@dupontpharma.com

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