GB766856A - A portable shielding container for a radio active source of radiation - Google Patents
A portable shielding container for a radio active source of radiationInfo
- Publication number
- GB766856A GB766856A GB5129/55A GB512955A GB766856A GB 766856 A GB766856 A GB 766856A GB 5129/55 A GB5129/55 A GB 5129/55A GB 512955 A GB512955 A GB 512955A GB 766856 A GB766856 A GB 766856A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- radiation
- shielding container
- active source
- radio active
- container
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
- G21F5/00—Transportable or portable shielded containers
- G21F5/02—Transportable or portable shielded containers with provision for restricted exposure of a radiation source within the container
Landscapes
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
- Radiation-Therapy Devices (AREA)
- Medicines That Contain Protein Lipid Enzymes And Other Medicines (AREA)
- Medical Preparation Storing Or Oral Administration Devices (AREA)
Abstract
<PICT:0766856/III/1> <PICT:0766856/III/2> A shielding container for radioactive material (see Group XX) includes a capsule 10 which consists of an aluminium container 14 for the radioactive source 13 (which may be thulium-170, americium-242 or cobalt-60) closed by a plug 15 of stainless steel annularly bonded to the container 14 at 16. Specification 725,067 [Group XX] is referred to.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US424536A US2798164A (en) | 1954-04-20 | 1954-04-20 | Portable X-ray or gamma source |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB766856A true GB766856A (en) | 1957-01-23 |
Family
ID=23682967
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB5129/55A Expired GB766856A (en) | 1954-04-20 | 1955-02-21 | A portable shielding container for a radio active source of radiation |
Country Status (2)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US2798164A (en) |
GB (1) | GB766856A (en) |
Cited By (3)
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DE1045002B (en) * | 1957-06-01 | 1958-11-27 | E Uhlhorn & Co G M B H Dr | Holder for radioactive radiation applicators |
DE1084844B (en) * | 1957-03-04 | 1960-07-07 | Nuclear Corp Of America Inc | Radiation head for teletherapy |
DE1106003B (en) * | 1958-01-21 | 1961-05-04 | Commissariat Energie Atomique | Thick-walled shielding container made of a material with a high atomic number for radioactive substances |
Families Citing this family (25)
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US3126484A (en) * | 1964-03-24 | figure | ||
US3124687A (en) * | 1964-03-10 | figure | ||
US2955208A (en) * | 1955-05-10 | 1960-10-04 | Technical Operations Inc | Radiographic device |
US3025402A (en) * | 1955-06-22 | 1962-03-13 | Gen Electric | Radiant energy control |
CA585065A (en) * | 1956-02-13 | 1959-10-13 | J. Prest Robert | Shielded exchanger for radioactive sources |
US2976423A (en) * | 1956-05-15 | 1961-03-21 | Technical Operations Inc | Manipulating radioactive material |
US3010022A (en) * | 1956-06-15 | 1961-11-21 | Clarence D Trowbridge | Radioactive receptacle |
US2943203A (en) * | 1957-08-08 | 1960-06-28 | Knapp Mills Inc | Shielded container |
US3086123A (en) * | 1958-04-30 | 1963-04-16 | Marchal Henri Maurice | Apparatus for radiology, in particular for local densigraphic examination |
US2976416A (en) * | 1958-07-21 | 1961-03-21 | Irving A Ellman | Dental x-ray apparatus |
US3048701A (en) * | 1958-09-12 | 1962-08-07 | Westinghouse Electric Corp | Radioactive source holder |
US3026414A (en) * | 1958-12-31 | 1962-03-20 | Curtiss Wright Corp | Radioactive source container |
US3088032A (en) * | 1959-07-27 | 1963-04-30 | Curtiss Wright Corp | Holder for movable radioactive source material |
US3121168A (en) * | 1959-08-14 | 1964-02-11 | Budd Co | Articulated radioactive source |
US3147383A (en) * | 1962-05-16 | 1964-09-01 | Technical Operations Inc | Apparatus for manipulating radioactive material to and from a storage chamber |
FR2033653A5 (en) * | 1969-02-28 | 1970-12-04 | Commissariat Energie Atomique | |
DE2040779B2 (en) * | 1970-08-17 | 1973-04-12 | Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin u 8000 München | ARRANGEMENT FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING RADIATOR HEADS |
DE2132167C3 (en) * | 1971-06-29 | 1980-10-09 | Sauerwein, Kurt, Dr., 5657 Haan | Device for workpiece testing or medical treatment with radiation |
US4819618A (en) * | 1986-08-18 | 1989-04-11 | Liprie Sam F | Iridium/platinum implant, method of encapsulation, and method of implantation |
US5084002A (en) * | 1988-08-04 | 1992-01-28 | Omnitron International, Inc. | Ultra-thin high dose iridium source for remote afterloader |
US4976680A (en) * | 1988-10-07 | 1990-12-11 | Hayman Michael H | Apparatus for in situ radiotherapy |
GB8824452D0 (en) * | 1988-10-19 | 1988-11-23 | Brown G A | Aligning instrument for source capsule assemblies |
US5147282A (en) * | 1989-05-04 | 1992-09-15 | William Kan | Irradiation loading apparatus |
US5092834A (en) * | 1990-10-12 | 1992-03-03 | Omnitron International, Inc. | Apparatus and method for the remote handling of highly radioactive sources in the treatment of cancer |
US20020099255A1 (en) * | 1997-09-23 | 2002-07-25 | Liprie Sam F. | Afterloader apparatus |
Family Cites Families (5)
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US2719823A (en) * | 1945-08-17 | 1955-10-04 | Walter H Zinn | Neutronic reactor radiation indicator |
US2412174A (en) * | 1946-06-24 | 1946-12-03 | Bechtel Brothers Mccone Compan | Radiographic inspection method |
BE520300A (en) * | 1949-07-11 | |||
US2622209A (en) * | 1950-04-26 | 1952-12-16 | Crane Co | Radiographic inspection device |
US2750517A (en) * | 1953-12-21 | 1956-06-12 | Wilhelm M Baum | Method of handling radio-active materials |
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1954
- 1954-04-20 US US424536A patent/US2798164A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1955
- 1955-02-21 GB GB5129/55A patent/GB766856A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
DE1084844B (en) * | 1957-03-04 | 1960-07-07 | Nuclear Corp Of America Inc | Radiation head for teletherapy |
DE1045002B (en) * | 1957-06-01 | 1958-11-27 | E Uhlhorn & Co G M B H Dr | Holder for radioactive radiation applicators |
DE1106003B (en) * | 1958-01-21 | 1961-05-04 | Commissariat Energie Atomique | Thick-walled shielding container made of a material with a high atomic number for radioactive substances |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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US2798164A (en) | 1957-07-02 |
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