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How does the Newlife Radbar SUM/UM medical shielding core match a target tube voltage range?
Medical shielding procurement often fails when buyers specify lead equivalence without defining the target tube voltage, filtration, and beam geometry. A core rated at 90 kV does not automatically meet 120 kV or broad-beam requirements. This article explains how design…
Interventional Radiology in Focus: Emphasizing the Appeal, Advances and Awareness for Interventional Radiology
In the latest episode of his “Interventional Radiology in Focus” series, Mina Makary, MD, discusses the appeal of the specialty, key advances in the field in recent years, and the need for increased awareness of what interventional radiology can offer to patients.
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A new inspection platform combines fine foreign-body detection with inline quality checks and simplified setup for food manufacturers handling complex packaged products.
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Radiation Protection Institute
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How Safe is that Airport Body Scan?
When you’re standing in line at the airport, putting your shoes in bins and taking loose change out of your pockets, here’s a conversation starter: How safe is that radiation exposure you’ll get walking through the whole-body security scanner? That’s the issue discussed in a…
KNOWLEDGE LIBRARY
Technical guides you can use today
Selection guide
Find the product family by radiation source and what needs protection.
Five application guides
Medical, food inspection, security, industrial rooms and gamma sources.
Lead-free shielding explained
Absorption, rare-earth/bismuth bilayers and the evidence behind them.
Shielding glossary
22 terms from lead equivalence to narrow and broad beam.
Radiation shielding FAQ
Common questions from basic concepts to testing and selection.
Original product literature
Nine manufacturer PDF catalogs with editions and pages.
Questions worth asking.
What content is available in the Radbar blog?
The blog contains application engineering, industry intelligence, technical insights, perspectives and company news. Product-specific claims should be checked against linked source literature.
Can an engineering article replace a project-specific test?
No. Articles explain selection and integration principles. Acceptance requires evidence for the supplied model and actual operating conditions.
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