{"id":6107,"date":"2026-08-21T12:48:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T12:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canadametal.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=6107"},"modified":"2026-08-21T12:48:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T12:48:45","slug":"medical-isotope-shielding","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.canadametal.com\/products\/medical-isotope-shielding\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Isotope Shielding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CMNA manufactures precision lead shielding products for the handling, storage, and transport of medical isotopes \u2014 built to the same nuclear-grade quality standards (ISO 9001:2015, CSA N299.3-16) that govern our work for Canada&#8217;s nuclear power industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CMNA manufactures precision medical isotope shielding in-house \u2014 from consulting, to design, manufacturing and delivery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We specialize in delivering high-quality custom solutions with excellent customer service at a fair price. We offer 100% made-in-Canada solutions from custom stainless steel containers, to thousands of lead pigs, to lead research castles, to finding new, affordable, safe solutions for our customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our process is simple:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We meet our customers where they are. Sometimes the design is done, and we simply build it. However most of the time we start with a customer idea and turn it into reality.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a concept, we draw the piece, ensuring every customer need is met.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the drawing approved, we build. Turnaround time can be as fast three weeks for some custom cabinets and flasks depending on the raw materials necessary.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Custom Solutions for Medical Isotopes<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CMNA builds custom lead solutions for the medical isotope providers from the ground up. If it involves shielding we can manufacture it \u2014 using whatever combination of process the design requires.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What makes Canada Metal North America unique is our world leading expertise in lead manufacturing. We can almost always find a solution to meet our customers\u2019 needs through:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Casting \u2014 custom-shaped lead components poured to precise geometries, including complex internal cavities<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Machining \u2014 CNC precision on cast or extruded lead for tight-tolerance features (bores, threads, seating faces, closures)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Filling \u2014 lead poured into customer-supplied or CMNA-fabricated containers and housings<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rolling \u2014 lead sheet and plate formed to spec for cladding, liners, and flat shielding components<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extrusion \u2014 custom lead profiles and shapes for specialized equipment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Painting\/coating \u2013 the ability to get pieces painted or quoted in house reduces lead times and reduces customer costs.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because we don\u2019t import our shielding and fabricate all lead components in house, we can adjust on the fly if a customer needs something and not lose any time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Custom Builds<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For applications requiring a stainless or painted carbon steel outer shell or housing \u2014 carts, cabinets, containment vessels, transport equipment \u2014 CMNA designs, builds and delivers custom stainless-steel solutions from scratch, engineered around the required lead shielding inside and the constraints of the customers. This includes shielded carts, storage cabinets, and handling equipment built to a customer&#8217;s exact facility and workflow requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Example applications<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mobile shielded transport carts for isotopes and radioactive waste<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type A containers: small and large<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Custom dose calibrator shielding and housings<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isotope storage and handling equipment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One-off or low-volume shielded components that don&#8217;t fit a standard product line<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hot cell shielding design and fabrication<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This custom-engineering capability is a core differentiator: most competitors in this space sell fixed catalog products, while CMNA&#8217;s in-house casting, machining, and fabrication capability means we can design and build to a customer&#8217;s exact specification, whether that&#8217;s a single prototype, custom shielding for a new hotcell, or a full production run of hundreds of custom containers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Why CMNA<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">140+ years of Canadian lead manufacturing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ISO 9001:2015 and CSA N299.3-16 (nuclear-grade) certified<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">99.99%+ pure lead, custom alloys available<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In-house engineering, casting, machining, and custom stainless fabrication under one roof<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CMNA manufactures precision lead shielding products for the handling, storage, and transport of medical isotopes \u2014 built to the same nuclear-grade quality standards (ISO 9001:2015, CSA N299.3-16) that govern our work for Canada&#8217;s nuclear power industry. 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