X-RAY SHIELDING EVALUATION AND REJECT FILMS ANALYSIS IN BINGHAM UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, JOS, PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA.

Abstract

The provision of adequate shielding is one of the methods of controlling exposure to x-rays. To ensure that adequate protection is afforded to both workers and members of the public, adequate shielding barrier is very important and essential to attenuate the intensity of x-rays to recommended and acceptable dose limits. The standard or general concept of provision of radiation shielding barrier for radiation installation begins with the designing of radiation shielding structures by a qualified expert (medical physicist or health physicist) to ensure that the required degree of protection is achieved.