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Lead shielding
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<p>Lead shielding refers to the use of <a href="/facts/Lead/EYljasJN">lead</a> as a form of <a href="/facts/Radiation_protection/5LaNNgXe">radiation protection</a> to <a href="/facts/Radiation_shield/5LaNNgXe">shield</a> people or objects from <a href="/facts/Radiation/RwMocyeq">radiation</a> so as to reduce the <a href="/facts/Effective_dose_(radiation)/DVoke3hy">effective dose</a>. Lead can effectively attenuate certain kinds of radiation because of its high <a href="/facts/Density/92p6hh9I">density</a> and high <a href="/facts/Atomic_number/bgAr581S">atomic number</a>; principally, it is effective at stopping <a href="/facts/Gamma_ray/5Drf913J">gamma rays</a> and <a href="/facts/X-ray/wseP79cN">x-rays</a>. </p>