Materials and methods of manufacturing radiation shielded enclosures is
presented that may replace the use of lead, granite and other heavy, expensive,
toxic, environmentally unfriendly or otherwise undesirable materials and manufacturing
methods. The present invention provides a high-density radiation shielding enclosure
manufactured by cold casting a liquid refined iron ore or taconite composite material
into a mold of an enclosure of an appropriate shape and size to house an x-ray
imaging system. The method of manufacture may include applying an iron ore or tungsten
composite caulking compound to the radiation shielding enclosure in order to seal
any radiation leaks in the radiation shielding enclosure.
