Radiation protection system and method for using the same
First Claim
1. A method of using a radiation protection system comprising a table having a top surface for supporting a patient, a radiation-shielding screen attached to the table for covering a portion, generally extending between at least a lower portion to a middle portion of the patient and a corresponding portion of the top surface of the table, and controls for controlling the system, wherein the radiation-shielding screen includes at least one port, said method comprising:
- extending the radiation-shielding screen over a portion of the patient on the table;
accessing the controls through the port; and
controlling the system using the controls.
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Abstract
A method of using a radiation protection system including a table having a top surface for supporting a patient, a radiation-shielding screen attached to the table for covering a portion of the patient and a portion of the top surface of the table, and controls for controlling the system. The radiation-shielding screen includes at least one port. The method includes extending the radiation-shielding screen over a portion of the patient the table and accessing the controls through the port. The method further includes controlling the system using the controls.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of using a radiation protection system comprising a table having a top surface for supporting a patient, a radiation-shielding screen attached to the table for covering a portion, generally extending between at least a lower portion to a middle portion of the patient and a corresponding portion of the top surface of the table, and controls for controlling the system, wherein the radiation-shielding screen includes at least one port, said method comprising:
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extending the radiation-shielding screen over a portion of the patient on the table; accessing the controls through the port; and controlling the system using the controls.
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2. A method of performing a medical procedure comprising:
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providing a radiation-shielding wall having an opening therein; providing a table having a top for supporting a patient; positioning the wall adjacent the table so a portion of the table extends through the opening in the wall; joining the table to the wall using a radiation-shielding flexible interface; covering the opening in the first wall using a flexible radiation-resistant skirt wherein at least a portion of the skirt extends below said table top; and separating medical personnel and a radiation source using the wall to shield the medical personnel from radiation emitted by the radiation source.
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3. A radiation protection system for shielding medical personnel from radiation emitted by a radiation source during a radiologic procedure performed on a patient supported by a table having a right side and a left side opposite the right side, said system comprising:
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a radiation-shielding barrier having an opening and being positionable adjacent the table so a portion of the table extends through said opening and the barrier separates said medical personnel and the radiation source to shield the medical personnel from radiation emitted by the radiation source; and a radiation-shielding screen connected to the barrier and securable to the table between said medical personnel and the patient for shielding the medical personnel from radiation emitted from the patient, wherein the radiation-shielding screen generally extends between at least a lower portion and a middle portion of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A radiation protection system for shielding medical personnel from most radiation emitted by a radiation source during a radiologic procedure in which the medical personnel operate in close proximity to a patient on a table, the system comprising:
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a radiation-shielding wall having an opening and being positionable adjacent the table so a portion of the table extends through said opening and the wall separates the medical personnel from the radiation source to shield the medical personnel from radiation emitted by the radiation source; and a radiation-shielding flexible interface attached to said wall for joining the wall with the table, said flexible interface having a flexible radiation-resistant skirt covering said opening in said wall.
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12. A radiation protection system for use during a radiographic procedure performed on a patient supported by a table, the system comprising:
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a radiation-shielding screen attachable to the table, generally extending between at least a lower portion and a middle portion of the pateint, for blocking radiation transmitted through the patient from reaching medical personnel using the system, the screen including; a corrugated portion comprising a plurality of supports extending in a lateral direction across the screen and radiation-resistant partitions connecting adjacent supports of the plurality of supports; and a pliable vascular access drape attached to the corrugated portion and including at least one access port for accessing the patient. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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