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Radiation shielding

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000407

Reduction of radiation by interposing a shield of absorbing material between any radioactive source and a person, work area, or radiation-sensitive device.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000407
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000407",
  "term": "Radiation shielding",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "Reduction of radiation by interposing a shield of absorbing material between any radioactive source and a person, work area, or radiation-sensitive device.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/radiation-shielding/"
}

Record 407 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.