Lead Radiation Protection Requirements for Dental Clinics

The requirements for the thickness of Dental Clinic lead plates are mainly based on their radiation protection performance to ensure that the radiation generated by dental equipment, 

such as X-ray machines, CT machines, etc. does not cause harm to staff and patients. The following are some analyses of the requirements for the thickness of dental lead plates from Teklead:

I. General requirements

The shielding thickness of dental radiation protection lead plates should not be less than 2mm lead equivalent. 

This means that although the actual thickness of the lead plate may vary due to factors such as material and density, 

its protective effect should be equivalent to a pure lead plate at least 2mm thick.

II. Requirements for specific application

Lead walls and lead doors:

Use teklead 2mm lead plates to ensure effective shielding of radiation.

Dental CT room wall protection:

The lead plate thickness of the wall facing the CT machine's radiation cannot be less than 2mm to block direct radiation from the CT machine.

The thickness of the lead plate on the remaining walls is not less than 1mm to provide basic radiation protection.

III. Considerations

The directions of the working devices of dental equipment are different, resulting in different directions of the radiation beams, 

so the required thickness of the dental radiation protection lead plate will vary depending on the direction.