The less time you spend exposed to radiation the lower your dose. To protect yourself from gamma radiation resulting from a nuclear explosion, there are three things to consider: Time Nuclear Radiation Shielding – Gamma & X-ray Gamma radiation though travels at the speed of light. It is carried by the wind currents (fallout) and eventually falls to the ground and ‘decays’. It can be stopped by a single piece of paper, or an air filter (think of it as a heavy dust particle).
The ‘Alpha’ particle (another type of radiation from a nuclear explosion) is also dangerous, but is hardly penetrable. In other words, Gamma and X-ray radiation are of primary concern. “Gamma or X radiation constitutes the principal casualty producing form of ionizing electromagnetic radiation associated with nuclear explosions”.
The effectiveness of the material depends on: Radiation shielding is a mass of absorbing material placed between yourself and the source of radiation in order to reduce the radiation to a level that is safer for humans.
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