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Answer to Question #5115 Submitted to "Ask the Experts"Category: Medical and Dental Equipment/Shielding — Shielding The following question was answered by an expert in the appropriate field: Q
We are producing a new material based on tungsten/rubber. We tested the material in the energy range of 60-140 kVa. I would like to know if it is possible to extrapolate the radiation shielding properties, attenuation, and lead equivalency to higher energies and if it is possible to predict the behavior of the material in between the different energies by creating a behavior formula. A
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