Lightweight Lead Aprons: The Emperor's New Clothes in the Angiography Suite?

CONCLUSION: The results show that lead containing and lead free composite garments probably provide less radiation protection than manufacturer stated lead equivalence. The demonstrated wide variations in attenuation of scatter radiation are greater than previously reported. It was found that most garments failed to comply with labelling standards. The study highlights challenges in radiation shielding and the need to identify composites that consistently provide better attenuation per unit weight than lead. PMID: 31005510 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: PubMed: Eur J Vasc Endovasc ... - April 17, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Lu H, Boyd C, Dawson J Tags: Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg Source Type: research