top | item 21509462 (no title) Dibes | 6 years ago Couldn't this be curbed by better radiation shielding on the plane itself? discuss order hn newest scythe|6 years ago Not necessarily. Photons at Compton-dominant energies (200-5000 keV) can’t be effectively shielded because every material (including, eg, lead) absorbs them about the same. Also, shielding is inevitably heavy.
scythe|6 years ago Not necessarily. Photons at Compton-dominant energies (200-5000 keV) can’t be effectively shielded because every material (including, eg, lead) absorbs them about the same. Also, shielding is inevitably heavy.
scythe|6 years ago