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Keywords:
Radiation safety, CT-Angiography, Radioprotection / Radiation dose, Dosimetric comparison
Authors:
K. Bates, A. K. Tootell, A. England, K. Szczepura; Salford, Manchester/UK
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2016/C-2394
Conclusion
Fig. 3 demonstrates that when a medium sized lead apron is worn closed on an appropriately fitted chest size 101-111cm it provides the greatest radiation protection.
When the apron is worn close,
if the chest size is outside the recommended size range the apron provides no radiation protection to the axillary breast tissue,
as the dose rate becomes equivalent to wearing no lead rubber apron.
When the apron is worn open,
there is less radiation protection when worn within appropriate size range,
and again offers no radiation protection to the axillary breast tissue when worn outside this range.
This clearly demonstrates that a correctly fitted and fastened lead rubber apron provides the best radiation protection,
when correctly fitted but not closed,
the lead rubber apron will provide less protection and wearing the wrong sized apron either open or closed provides no radiation protection to the lateral aspect of the breast area.