Conventional shielding materials are based on single material either toxic lead or barium based compounds and any matrix made therefrom contains only single phased barium based compounds, thereby posing limited radiation shielding capacity. Since brine sludge, an industrial toxic waste product, generated in chloralkali industry contains multiple compounds; there is a need to provide a process which enables the preparation of multi-phase based radiation shielding materials. In view of the above, the present invention provides advanced non-toxic radiation shielding materials utilizing tailored brine sludge and a process that enables conversion of toxic elements like chromium, zinc, copper and vanadium present in brine sludge into non-toxic shielding phases, thereby enabling to convert a toxic waste material into highly value added advanced radiation shielding materials possessing homogeneous radiation shielding matrix.

A packaging unit or a container for transport and/or storage of items that require orientation control, comprising an outer housing element and an inner retaining element, the retaining element being held within the housing element and capable of moving independently of the housing element about at least one axis the retaining element being adapted to retain the item and comprising a means for biasing the orientation of the inner retaining element with respect to a fixed external orientation.

The invention relates to a movable radiation protection system comprising a frame which is open on one side and comprises a lower part and an upper part, said upper part being vertically adjustable relative to the lower part, at least two flexible radiation protection drapes for protecting against radiation, preferably X-ray radiation, wherein a first of the at least two radiation protection drapes is attached to the lower part of the frame and preferably extends to the lower edge of the frame, and wherein a second of the at least two radiation protection drapes is attached to the upper part of the frame and is formed such that the at least two radiation protection drapes overlap in each vertical position in which the upper part is adjusted relative to the lower part.

A packaging unit or a container for transport and/or storage of items that require orientation control, comprising an outer housing element and an inner retaining element, the retaining element being held within the housing element and capable of moving independently of the housing element about at least one axis the retaining element being adapted to retain the item and comprising a means for biasing the orientation of the inner retaining element with respect to a fixed external orientation.

Disclosed example radiographic source assemblies include: a radiographic source capsule comprising a sealed radiographic material; a drive cable connected to the radiographic source capsule at a distal end of the drive cable; and a control connector, a distal end of the remote control connector being connected to a proximal end of the drive cable and configured to receive a remote connector, the control connector comprising a lock retention feature and a keying feature positioned closer than the lock retention feature to the proximal end of the control connector.

Disclosed example radiographic source assemblies include: a radiographic source capsule comprising a sealed radiographic material; a drive cable connected to the radiographic source capsule at a distal end of the drive cable; and a control connector, a distal end of the remote control connector being connected to a proximal end of the drive cable and configured to receive a remote connector, the control connector comprising a lock retention feature and a keying feature positioned closer than the lock retention feature to the proximal end of the control connector.

A method for producing a lead-free X-ray shielding material using a bismuth halide compound is provided, the method including a first step of producing porous PDMS (Polydimethylsiloxane); a second step of producing a mixed solution of the bismuth halide compound and THF; and a third step of immersing the porous PDMS into the mixed solution such that the bismuth halide compound is loaded into the porous PDMS to produce a bismuth halide compound-PDMS composite material.

A method for producing a lead-free X-ray shielding material using a bismuth halide compound is provided, the method including a first step of producing porous PDMS (Polydimethylsiloxane); a second step of producing a mixed solution of the bismuth halide compound and THF; and a third step of immersing the porous PDMS into the mixed solution such that the bismuth halide compound is loaded into the porous PDMS to produce a bismuth halide compound-PDMS composite material.