EVALUATION OF TUNGSTEN AND LEAD SURGICAL GLOVES FOR RADIATION PROTECTION

被引：12

作者：

VANO, E ^{[1
]}

FERNANDEZ, JM ^{[1
]}

DELGADO, V ^{[1
]}

GONZALEZ, L ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] SAN CARLOS UNIV HOSP, MED PHYS SERV, E-28040 MADRID, SPAIN

来源：

HEALTH PHYSICS | 1995年 / 68卷 / 06期

关键词：

RADIATION PROTECTION; X RAYS; ATTENUATION; EXPOSURE; RADIATION;

D O I：

10.1097/00004032-199506000-00016

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 [工学]; 0830 [环境科学与工程];

摘要：

We present experimental results on the radiation protection offered by some types of gloves commercialized for use in operating rooms where x rays are used and in interventional radiology rooms. Some gloves with lead as the attenuating element and others containing tungsten were evaluated. The composition of some gloves was determined by x-ray fluorescence analysis, Attenuations for direct beam and for scattered radiation were obtained with different quality rr-ray beams. The results obtained are compared with data supplied by the manufacturers. We have also simulated numerically the attenuation of x-ray spectra of different kVp and filtrations to establish the possible advantages of tungsten as an attenuating element. It is concluded that the use of tungsten as an attenuating element is clearly more advantageous than lead in the whole range of energies used in diagnostic radiology since gloves with tungsten offer the same protection while also allowing much better tactile perception than gloves with lead.

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页码：855 / 858

页数：4