X-ray shield arrangement for operating room

Details X-ray shield arrangement for operating room X-ray shield arrangement for operating room

2006-05-01

2008-12-16

Berman, Jack I (Department: 2881)

Radiant energy

Radiation controlling means

Shields

C250S505100, C378S203000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07465947

ABSTRACT:
Back-scattered x-rays incident on a person working with a patient on an operating table are reduced by upper and lower x-ray shield panels mounted so they can be turned relative to each other about a common vertical axis. The panels are thick enough and have proximate horizontal edges close enough to each other to substantially attenuate the back-scattered x-rays incident on front faces of the panels and a gap between the edges while the panels are aligned. The panels pivot about the vertical axis to form an opening enabling the person's hand(s) and forearm(s) to extend through. A hinge connects the upper and lower panels to a third panel. In a second embodiment, the upper and lower panels are moved up and down together, while the lower panel remains aligned with a fixed fourth panel for protecting the person's legs.

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AADCO Medical, Inc., X-Ray Protection Devices, www.aadcomed.com, Randolph, VT.
RayShield X-Ray Barriers, 1-800-225-9014.

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