Cordoning distance for Ir-192 Gamma Ray.

Source strength Source

in Curie Cordon distance in Meter strength in Ci. Cordon distance in Meter
Open With Open
source Collimator source With Collimator
1 Ci 27 meter 7 51 Ci. 193 50
2 38 10 52 195 50
3 47 12 53 197 51
4 54 14 54 199 51
5 60 15 55 201 51
6 66 17 56 203 52
7 72 19 57 205 52
8 77 20 58 206 53
9 81 21 59 208 53
10 86 22 60 210 54
11 90 23 61 211 54
12 94 24 62 213 55
13 98 25 63 215 55
14 101 26 64 217 56
15 105 27 65 219 56
16 108 28 66 221 57
17 112 29 67 222 57
18 115 30 68 224 58
19 118 31 69 225 58
20 121 32 70 227 59
21 124 32 71 228 59
22 127 33 72 230 60
23 130 33 73 231 60
24 133 34 74 233 60
25 136 35 75 234 61
26 138 35 76 236 61
27 141 36 77 238 62
28 144 37 78 239 62
29 146 37 79 241 62
30 148 38 80 242 63
31 151 39 81 244 63
32 153 39 82 246 63
33 156 40 83 247 64
34 159 41 84 248 64
35 160 41 85 250 64
36 162 42 86 251 65
37 164 42 87 253 65
38 167 43 88 254 65
39 169 43 89 255 66
40 171 44 90 257 66
41 173 45 91 258 66
42 175 45 92 260 67
43 177 46 93 261 67
44 180 46 94 262 67
45 182 47 95 264 68
46 184 47 96 265 68
47 186 48 97 267 69
48 188 48 98 268 69
49 189 49 99 269 69
50 191 50 100 271 70
Note: - The radiation level should not exceed 0.75 mr/hr at
barricaded area.
According to NDTCCS used collimator the no. of
HVL is 4.
The HVL of tungsten is 3.5mm.
The HVL of steel is 13 mm.
The HVL of concrete is 43 mm.
The HVL of lead is 5 mm
Factors help to reduce the dose rate and cordoning distance.
Cordoning distance for the gamma ray Ir-192 depend upon the various factors as mentioned
below. The dose rate at the cordoning distance should not exceed 7.5 µS/hr.

1. Shielding of many barriers such as sand and soil barrier, concrete wall and beam,
metallic structure, vessel with water etc.
2. Job thickness help to reduce the dose rate as well as cordoning distance.
3. Collimator is the best shielding. The use of collimator is depend upon the various
radiography technique. The collimator use by NDT CCS is made up of tungsten having
four HVL.
4. Cordoning distance is different in different source strength. The cordoning distance will
decrease as decreasing of source strength.

We can find out the cordoning distance of different curie strength by using the
Inverse Square Law.

2 2
I1d1 = I2d2
Where,

I1= Initial intensity d1= Initial distance

I2= Final intensity d2= Final distance

Given specific gamma constant is, (RHM)

1 Ci. At 1 meter 0.55 R/hr or 5500µS/hr

1 Ci. At 1 foot 5.2 R/hr or 52000 µS/hr

The HVL Of
Depleted Uranium = 2.5 mm

Tungsten= 3.5 mm

Lead= 5 mm

Steel = 13 mm

Concrete = 43 mm