X-Ray Protection Lead Spron With Protective Sleeves 0.35mmPb 0.5mmPb

Lead protective equipment is an essential tool for protecting staff during X-ray exposures. Lead aprons are an important piece of radiation protection equipment that are designed to attenuate ionizing radiation. It is recommended that protective lead aprons offer a minimum of 0.25 mm lead equivalent, check your state’s regulations for specific requirements on lead equivalency.
Commonly, the minimum requirement of lead equivalency for an occupational worker not standing in the primary beam is 0.25 mm. Lead aprons cover approximately 75% – 80% of a person’s active bone marrow. The amount of attenuation provided by a lead apron will depend on several factors including the overall physical condition of the lead within the apron, how it is worn, the lead equivalency of the apron, and the energy (kVp) of the x-ray beam.

Percentage of Ionizing Radiation Blocked by Lead Aprons (kVp’s)

0.25 mm lead equivalent (Pb) offers the following levels of protection at the selected kVp’s:

97% at 50 kVp
66% at 75 kVp
51% at 100 kVp
0.50 mm lead equivalent (Pb) offers the following levels of protection at the selected kVp’s:

99.9% at 50 kVp
88% at 75 kVp
76% at 100 kVp

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