Patent ID: 8633461

Claim:
An elution shield for a container designed to have a radioactive material disposed therein, the elution shield comprising: a body including a sidewall at least partially defining a container-receiving cavity having a diameter, the body defining an opening into the cavity at a first end of the body, the body comprising at least one radiation shielding material; a base adapted to be releasably secured to the body at a second end thereof, the base being elongate relative to the diameter of the cavity in a direction transverse to the diameter of the cavity, the base comprising a sidewall extension portion having an open end and a closed end, the open end of the sidewall extension portion being disposed closer to the second end of the body than the closed end of the sidewall extension portion, the sidewall having a relatively heavier-weight construction and the sidewall extension portion having a relatively lighter-weight construction; and a base shielding element comprising at least one radiation shielding material, the base shielding element disposed closer to the open end of the sidewall extension portion than the closed end.