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Lead bricks are commonly used as radiation shielding. Lead shielding refers to the use of lead as a form of radiation protection to shield people or objects from radiation so as to reduce the effective dose.
In such cases, the implant or prosthesis works as a âstress shielderâ -shielding the bone from the pressures that are necessary for maintenance of normal bone structure. When the pressure fluctuations are no longer evenly distributed throughout the bone tissue, the bone disintegrates.