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Gamma-0.5000 — Lead

Shielding Material
Lead
Radiation Energy Key
GAMMA#0.5000
Hvl CM (cm)
0.3783
Tvl CM (cm)
1.2574
Density G per CM3 (g/cm3)
11.35
Energy MeV (MeV)
0.5
Linear Attenuation Coefficient per CM (1/cm)
1.832
Mass Attenuation Coefficient CM2 per G (cm2/g)
0.1614
Mean Free Path CM (cm)
0.546
Radiation Type
Gamma
Standard
Nist Xcom 2020; Shultis & Faw 2000

Source: NIST XCOM 2020; Shultis & Faw 2000

lead — radiation energy key gamma#0.5000 · mass attenuation coefficient cm2 per g 0.1614 cm2/g · mean free path cm 0.546 cm · TVL cm 1.2574 cm · HVL cm 0.3783 cm | Nuclear Shielding Attenuation | Engineering Database