Advanced Optics
Corning® Med-X® Glass
Corning® Med-X® Glass
Corning® Med-X® Glass provides high-quality, transparent and safe protective shielding against X-ray radiation for medical, technical, and research applications.
The X-ray glass's high lead and barium content, and wide thickness range, provides optimum shielding against radiation from equipment operating in the 80 to 300 kV range.
Our unrivalled, typical dispatch time is 2 weeks.
Product features
Dimensions
Corning is a world leader in Radiation Shielding Glass offering some of the largest glass sizes available, up to 2745 x 1375mm.
- This allows architects to design viewing windows with a wider field of vision to maximize the observation requirements of the diagnostic operators.
- Smaller sizes can be cut to meet most customer requirements.
- All cut edges are ground and finished with safety chamfers.
Application
Corning Med-X Glass is compatible with a large range of installations and other viewing applications such as:
• Viewing windows for X-ray, angiography, CT scans
• Screens for medical diagnostics
• Protection windows/glove boxes in laboratories
• Airport security X-ray screens
• Lenses for safety goggles
First-class distribution network
Corning® Med-X® Glass is available worldwide through Corning sales offices and a global network of specialist distributors, many of which hold a comprehensive range of stock, for quick delivery.
ISO standard production
The production of CORNING SAS is strictly controlled and is manufactured in accordance with the Quality Standard ISO 9001, the environmental Standard ISO 14001 and Health & Safety Standard ISO 14045.
For more information, contact: radiationglass@corning.com
Shielding Characteristics
Data provided by the UK Health Protection Agency. N/A = X-Ray transmission below level of detection.
Data provided by the UK Health Protection Agency. N/A = X-Ray transmission below level of detection.
| Thickness | Minimum lead equivalence (mm) for stated X-Ray tube voltage | Max. Plate Mass | ||||||||
| mm | inches | 80kV | 100kV | 110kV | 150kV | 200kV | 250kV | 300kV | kg/m2 | lbs/ft3 |
| 4.0-5.5 | 0.157-0.217 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 26.4 | 5.4 |
| 5.0-6.5 | 0.197-0.256 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 31.2 | 6.4 |
| 5.7-7.0 | 0.224-0.276 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 33.6 | 6.9 |
| 7.0-8.5 | 0.276-0.335 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 40.8 | 8.4 |
| 8.5-10.0 | 0.335-0.394 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 48.0 | 9.8 |
| 10.0-12.0 | 0.394-0.472 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 57.6 | 11.8 |
| 11.0-13.0 | 0.433-0.512 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 62.4 | 12.8 |
| 12.0-14.0 | 0.472-0.551 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 67.2 | 13.8 |
| 14.0-16.0 | 0.551-0.630 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 76.8 | 15.7 |
| 16.0-18.0 | 0.630-0.709 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 86.4 | 17.7 |
| 18.0-20.0 | 0.709-0.787 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 96.0 | 19.7 |
Physical Properties
Physical Properties
Optical Properties
Refractive Index nd 1.76
Transmission % @ 55nm through 5 mm path ≥85.0
Chemical Properties
Lead (Pb) 52%
Barium (Ba) 17%
