ABSTRACT: Many different personal radiation protection options are available today for use by interventionalists in their suites. This study examines a variety of options to determine the importance of lead vs. lead-free, back coverage vs. none, and frontal overlap vs. none. Secondary scatter was provided by a stack of acrylic (phantom patient) and exposure was […]
Monthly Archives: March 2016
Lightweight Aprons EXPOSED
Interventionalists are accustomed to extensive regulations in nearly all aspects of their field, and so are very surprised to discover that the protective quality of their lead aprons is very loosely regulated, resulting in great variation between similarly labeled products. Especially when buying a lightweight non-lead apron, they don’t know what they are getting without complicated […]
Beware the “Lightweight Lead Apron”
Author’s note: This current discussion is intended to be relatively detailed with more specific citation support, and refers to the other link for practical recommendations. A relatively short and practical guide is available at this link: Link to “Lightweight Aprons Exposed” The regulations for testing and labeling of X-ray protective clothing are surprisingly lax (13, […]