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Penang’s ViTrox wins 2026 Global Technology Award for AI-powered X-ray inspection system
ViTrox has won the 2026 Global Technology Award for its V810Ai QX1 Smart 3D X-ray inspection system, an AI-powered machine that looks inside circuit boards.
How Should Curtain Strip Overlap Width Be Matched to the Tunnel Size of a Food Inspection Machine?
Designing effective X-ray shielding curtains for food inspection machines requires balancing radiation protection with smooth package passage. The core engineering problem is that curtain strip overlap directly impacts both seam leakage and contact resistance. If overlap is…
Rampart Launches Vanguard™ at TCT 2026, Extending Total-Body Radiation Protection to Interventional Imagers
Rampart Launches Vanguard™ at TCT 2026, Extending Total-Body Radiation Protection to Interventional Imagers ... Rampart launches Vanguard™, delivering >99% total-body radiation dose reduction and lead-free ... Vanguard will debut at Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics®…
How Should the Size of a Disposable Radiation Protection Drape Be Determined from the Surgical Field Layout?
Sizing disposable radiation protection drapes presents a critical engineering challenge: maximizing scatter radiation shielding without obstructing the sterile surgical field or catheter access during interventional procedures. The optimal approach involves mapping three…
Standing Ready to Ensure Safety: Shanghai Holds "Four No-Prior-Notice" Radiation Accident Emergency Drill
To effectively ensure radiation safety during major events and align with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment's 2026 nuclear and radiation accident emergency drill plan, Shanghai successfully organized a "Four No-Prior-Notice" radiation accident emergency drill in Pudong…
Mölnlycke launches BioGel Radiation Protection gloves
Medical technology company M枚lnlycke Health Care has recently launched a BioGel Radiation Protection gloves. The surgical glove range is designed to reduce clinician hand exposure to scattered radiation during fluoroscopy-guided, interventional and other image-dependent…
Latest EggNest® Research Published in JAHA, Texas Regulatory Exception Granted
Egg Medical announced the publication of prospective research on its EggNest Enhanced Radiation Protection Device (ERPD) in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA). Conducted at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, the real-world clinical study demonstrates…
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.
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