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 …

Pregnancy doesn't mean an imaging professional has to step away from diagnostic radiology, but it does mean the stakes of proper radiation protection become deeply personal. Whether you're a pregnant technologist, a manager supporting one, or a safety officer updating your department's policies, und …

Most of the conversation around radiation protection in imaging departments focuses on staff—and for good reason. Technologists and nurses accumulate occupational dose over years and thousands of procedures. But patients deserve thoughtful protection too, particularly when radiosensitive anato …

Mobile Radiation Barriers: When Wearable Protection Isn’t Enough Lead aprons, vests, and skirts systems are the foundation of occupational radiation protection, but there are clinical scenarios where wearable protection alone is not sufficient. The combination of prolonged exposure time, high …

Without a system for tracking what you have, where it is, what condition it’s in, and when it needs to be replaced, even the best inspection protocol has gaps. This post provides a practical, step-by-step framework for building or upgrading a radiation protection inventory program that stands …

Lead aprons represent a significant investment in your facility's radiation protection program. Yet improper storage routinely destroys that investment. A single cracked apron that fails fluoroscopic inspection becomes a compliance liability and an unplanned replacement cost. The good news: proper s …