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Table 3

Responses regarding the knowledge of radiation shielding against different types of radiation sources during radiological disaster.

 Radiation sources Shielding materials
Air Lead Plexiglas Concrete Plastic-lined lead container
Caesium-137 6.66% (n = 4) 21.66% (n = 13) 35% (n = 21) 13.33% (n = 8) 23.33% (n = 14)
Plutonium-239 and/or uranium-235 6.7% (n = 4) 25% (n = 15) 11.7% (n = 7) 41.7% (n = 25) 15% (n = 9)
Iodine-131 8.3% (n = 5) 41.7% (n = 25) 5% (n = 3) 5% (n = 3) 40% (n = 24)
Phosphorus-32 6.7% (n = 4) 21.7% (n = 13) 30% (n = 18) 16.7% (n = 10) 25% (n = 15)

The correct answers are presented in bold.

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