Fetal lead shielding may not be necessary when taking dental radiographs of pregnant patients, according to a study from Finland in Dentomaxillofacial Radiology. Using four different modalities, ...

Draping patients with pelvic lead shielding during transradial coronary angiography reduces radiation exposure to the operator but actually increases the dose to the patient, according to a study ...

PARIS -- An operator shielding system offered body protection rivaling that of standard lead gowns in the catheterization lab, providing a glimpse at a potential tantalizing future where ...

CHICAGO — Patients have come to expect a technician to drape their torsos with a heavy lead apron when they get an X-ray, but new thinking among radiologists and medical physicists is upending the ...

The use of a dedicated accessory lead shield was associated with a significant reduction in radiation exposure among nurses and technologists working in the cath lab, according to a study. Data have ...

The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) defines it as the process of radiation attenuation achieved by placing an absorbent substance between an individual, a workspace, or a radiation ...

Dogs were exposed to 250-kVp X-radiation while bearing a small external lead shield (weighing about 600 gm) around the limb epicondyle. Such shielding permitted survival after otherwise lethal doses ...