An alternative approach to 32P radiation protection: source shielding

K Josefsen; M Wøllike; K Buschard

doi:10.1093/nar/21.3.485

. 1993 Feb 11;21(3):485–487. doi: 10.1093/nar/21.3.485

An alternative approach to 32P radiation protection: source shielding.

K Josefsen ¹, M Wøllike ¹, K Buschard ¹

PMCID: PMC309143 PMID: 8441662

Abstract

32P is the most widely used isotope in molecular biology laboratories and a high-energy beta-emitter. Local doses are often underestimated and plexiglass shielding converts some energy into penetrating gamma radiation. We describe a series of equipment that reduces local doses and gamma radiation more efficiently than traditional equipment and at the same time facilitates the handling of the isotopes.