title: Radiation shielding technology.
abstract: An historical review of the development of shielding techniques for indirectly ionizing radiation is presented, along with a summary of techniques at various levels of sophistication for shielding design and analysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA. jks@ksu.edu
authors.forename: J Kenneth
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Shultis
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Faw
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D001822:Body Burden; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D012062:Relative Biological Effectiveness; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors