Lead sheetrock or lead lined plywood is typically used in the installation of X-rays rooms or other radiation shielded rooms
Cambridge, MA November 30, 2016 – Nuclead a leading manufacturer and distributor of custom and standard lead products for research, industry and consumers announces the delivery of several orders of lead sheetrock to contractors in the USA.
Lead sheetrock & lead lined plywood for X-ray Rooms & Radiation Shielded Rooms
Several applications in the medical field and in research and industry require the use of radiation shielding to protect both technicians working in the area and members of the public.
A typical application for lead sheetrock is for the building of x-ray rooms in doctors’ offices, dentist offices and veterinarian clinics.
Lead sheetrock is also known as lead drywall or lead gypsum. Drywall panels are pressure laminated to continuous lead sheets using permanent adhesive. The resulting panels are secured to the studs using drywall screws with lead screw shields (lead disks) attached and lead seam filler tape across the seams to prevent radiation leakage.
Typically, the lead sheet side is mounted towards the studs with overlap on the lead sheet to ensure that there are no gaps
The other form of this product is lead lined plywood, typically the lead sheet is incorporated into the layers of the plywood rather than being attached to the surface. Lead lined plywood is usually employed for applications involving higher radiation levels. The plywood can typically support a thicker, and hence heavier, layer of lead sheet.
Nuclead supplies a full range of products and services for the construction of X-ray rooms and radiation shielded rooms. In addition to supplying lead sheetrock or lead lined plywood Nuclead also supplies all materials required, such as seam filler lead strip and radiation screw shields to be assembled on site by your contractor.
Nuclead also offers lead-based general contractor services in Massachusetts licensed for your x-ray room construction or radiation rooms. Nuclead will quote to your drawings or prints, supply any lead construction materials and lead building supplies and complete construction at the site. We can service anywhere in Massachusetts where x-ray; gamma ray or radiation containment is required.
Here are some of Nuclead’s shipments of Lead sheetrock
- Fabricate and ship Lead Sheetrock, 48″ x 96″: 1/64″ Lead Sheeting, Bonded for installation purposes only, to; 5/8″ sheet rock. Sold to a general contractor in New England for x-ray shielding. this contractor is building a new radiology room and required large quantities of this item for the project.
- Fabricate and ship many lead construction items including: Lead lined sheetrock and lead lined plywood. Sold to a small community college in New York for a new x-ray room for shielding.
- Fabricate and ship Lead Sheet Rock, 48″ x 96″: 1/16″ Lead Sheeting, Bonded for installation purposes only, to; 1/2″ sheet rock. Sold to a general contractor in Brooklyn, NY for a radiology room.
- Nuclead fabricated and shipped a large construction package to a general contractor who is working on an x-ray room in Newington, CT. The package consisted of lead x-ray glass, lead lined sheet rock, lead lined window frames, and lead flashing rolls.
- Lead lined sheetrock: sold to an animal hospital in Fairfax, VA for their x-ray room.
- Nuclead fabricated and shipped a lead shielding construction package consisting of Lead lined sheetrock & leaf flashing. This was shipped to a general contractor in Long Island City, NY
About Nuclead
Nuclead Mfg. Co Inc. is the leading worldwide supplier of innovative lead shielding, and X-ray inspection products. With nearly 30 years in providing advanced Shielding & X-ray security systems, the Company’s product line utilizes a combination of technologies, and expertise unmatched by any other company.
These technologies offer superior service and products. Nuclead’s has a complete range of lead products – including pure lead and lead alloys which are used in applications such as shielding for cargo inspection, baggage screening and passenger screening systems for facility and aviation security.
Nuclead also supplies products for the Nuclear & energy, Oil, Construction, Manufacturing, X-ray, medical & research, Elevator, Marine/boating, Bridge and Sporting industries.
Nuclead’s sophisticated products are used to protect high-threat facilities and help combat terrorism and trade fraud; Gamma ray, Neutron, & X-ray shielding; and counterweight – ballast- & weight requirements.
Nuclead customers include major universities & research centers, leading Government agencies, military bases, general contractors, manufactures, hospitals and corporations worldwide; including the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), and branches of the U.S. Military.
For more information on Nuclead’s products, services and technologies, please visit https://nuclead.com or http://www.nucleadinc.com