Radiation shielding panel construction system and panels therefore
OwnerJimmie A. Rodgersinventor
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Abstract
A construction system for shielding a room includes a plurality of inter-fitting panels (100, 100′) adapted for mounting to structural surfaces (10, 12, 14, 16) of a room. Each of the panels has at least two layers (120, 130) of lead that are offset one with respect to the other in two directions to define a recessed lip (102, 104) on two adjacent sides of the panel and an overhanging lip (106, 108) on the remaining two sides of the panel.
Claims17
A panel for use in assembling a radiation shielded space within a building, said panel comprising a laminated structure of a plurality of layers each having a rectangular contour, at least two of said layers being formed of lead having a thickness of at least 1/64 of an inch and being offset one lead layer with respect to the other lead layer in two directions to define a recessed lip on two adjacent sides of said panel and an overhanging lip on a remaining two adjacent sides of said panel, said two lead layers being joined one to the other by an adhesive layer therebetween.
A construction system for adding radiation shielding to a room, comprising a plurality of inter-fitting panels adapted for mounting to structural surfaces of the room, each of said panels having at least two lead layers joined together by an adhesive layer, one of said lead layers being offset with respect to the other in two directions to form a recessed lip on two adjacent sides of said panel and an overhanging lip on a remaining two adjacent sides of said panel for providing two layers of lead at each joint between adjacent coplanar panels of said plurality of inter-fitting panels.
A method of adding radiation shielding to a room comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a plurality of inter-fitting panels, each of said panels having at least two lead layers joined together by an adhesive layer, one of said lead layers being offset with respect to the other in two directions to form a pair of recessed lips on two adjacent sides of said panel and a pair of overhanging lips on a remaining two adjacent sides of said panel;
- and,
- b. mounting said plurality of inter-fitting panels to structural surfaces of the room, said overhanging lips of one panel overlay respective recessed lips of a pair of adjacent coplanar panels for providing two layers of lead at each joint between said panels.
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