
3D3DTungsten Pig.
This is a storage container, known as a pig, intended for safely holding highly radioactive isotopes used in the medical field for treatment and diagnosis. It's made of tungsten, which is somewhat unusual for a shield, lead and depleted uranium being more common shielding materials. But it makes sense, all these metals are good shields mainly because they are very dense, which is another way of saying lots of atomic nuclei packed into a small space, the better to block fast-moving decay products.
Source: Anonymous
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 11 August, 2007
Text Updated: 8 December, 2007
Price: Confidential
Size: 7"
Purity: >90%
Sample Group: Medical