Edgetech is a global leader in providing advanced, precision machined Heavy Tungsten Alloy products to the Medical Shielding and X-Ray Imaging industries. Our industry leading expertise in Heavy Tungsten Alloy materials and application knowledge keeps us at the forefront of cutting edge technology and medical solutions.
Heavy Tungsten Alloys for Medical Shielding X-Ray
To discuss your Tungsten Heavy Alloy (WHA) requirements for medical, shielding, X-ray or imaging applications – contact the experts at Edgetech. We look forward to working with you on your next project!
Why use WHA for medical applications?
Primarily due to the high density of Tungsten Heavy Alloy (WHA), almost twice that of lead, one of the many benefits of this high density material is its inherent ability to attenuate specific wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation. Tungsten and WHA are of course naturally opaque and therefore unaffected by light, and this property extends well beyond the visible spectrum and into the energy spectrum, such as ionizing radiation.
What is ionizing radiation?
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “Ionizing radiation is energy released by atoms that travels in the form of electromagnetic waves (gamma rays or X-rays) or particles (neutrons, beta or alpha). The spontaneous decay of atoms is called radioactivity, and the excess energy released is a form of ionizing radiation.”
WHA in Medical X-ray Shielding Applications
WHA is ideal for medical X-ray shielding applications. Edgetech alloys pure tungsten with calculated weight percentages of iron and/or nickel (usually). Dedicated mill runs for custom alloys are available – contact Edgetech to discuss!
Tungsten alloying makes it easier for Edgetech to produce the complex shapes and forms developed by design engineers for critical medical devices and technologies. Due to WHA’s excellent radiation management capabilities, these alloys are used in advanced radiation therapy as well as diagnostic medical practices. Collimators (including multi-leaf variants) also benefit from the complex shape and mechanical properties of the WHA
Typical Applications and Products
Computed Tomography (CT) / Imaging Technology
Collimators (1D and 2D)
X-ray Technology
X-ray Shielding
Nuclear Medicine Shielding
Shielding, Dose Containers, Wires
Surgical Robotics
Cathodes (Flat and Wrapped)
Other Applications:
Radiation Shielding Materials
Lead Shield Replacement
Multi-leaf Collimators
Medical Isotopes
Syringe Shielding
Radiation Source Containers
Radiation Therapy Machines
X-ray and CT Security Machines
Oncology Instruments and Treatment Systems