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Woods metal

alloy (low melting), granular

Synonym(s):

Tin alloy, nonbase, Bi50 ,Pb25 ,Cd12 ,Sn12 (L-PbBi50Sn12.5Cd12.5), Wood′s alloy

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CAS Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

form

alloy (low melting)
granular

Quality Level

mp

73-77 °C (lit.)
~75 °C

SMILES string

[Cd].[Sn].[Pb].[Bi]

InChI

1S/Bi.Cd.Pb.Sn

InChI key

SSWIVUPIIWJGCS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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H Kubo et al.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 8(10), 1741-1745 (1982-10-01)
A technique is described to reduce the dose to the contralateral testicle of patients with testis tumors during retroperitoneal therapy with 10 MV X rays. When a conventional clam-shell shielding device was used, the dose to the testis from the
D M Dimitriadis et al.
Medical dosimetry : official journal of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists, 27(3), 215-220 (2002-10-11)
This study describes the importance of attenuator scatter in the construction of compensators. The attenuator used in this study was Lipowitz metal, commonly referred to as cerrobend. Linear attenuation coefficients of cerrobend were measured in air for different thickness of
Attenuation characteristics of Lipowitz's metal for fast neutrons.
P R Almond et al.
Health physics, 55(1), 91-93 (1988-07-01)
G P Glasgow
Medical dosimetry : official journal of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists, 16(1), 13-18 (1991-03-01)
Low melting temperature bismuth alloys that contain about 20% to 25% lead and 10% cadmium are widely used in radiotherapy to construct shielding blocks. Since 1980, five papers have addressed questions concerning potential metal toxicity, safe shop practices, measurement of

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