title: Shielding properties of fibre cement wallboard.
abstract: Transmission data for a fibre cement wallboard (villaboard) are determined for use in diagnostic shielding designs. Villaboard is found to be more attenuating than plasterboard e.g. 9 mm of villaboard is equivalent to 16 mm of plasterboard.
authors.affiliation: Medical Physics Section, Biomedical Engineering & Health Technology Services, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Qld.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Thiele
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Godwin
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Coakley
mesh_terms: D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D003252:Construction Materials; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011861:Radiography, Dental