When most people think about choosing a radiation protection apron, they think about lead equivalency and size. But once you've settled on those fundamentals, there's another decision that determines how the apron looks, feels, and holds up over years of daily use: the fabric. The fabric is what you …

Radiation protection apparel is designed to keep people safe from one hazard, but what if the protection itself creates a different hazard? For thousands of interventional radiologists, cardiologists, orthopedic surgeons, and technologists, that’s exactly what’s happening. The aprons mea …

If you've spent any time in a fluoroscopy suite, an interventional lab, or an OR with a C-arm, you know the weight of radiation protection is more than a minor inconvenience but can at times be an occupational health issue as well. Lead aprons protect staff from scatter radiation, but they also cont …