Radiation protection apparatus
AssigneeSiemens Healthineers AG
InventorChihebeddine Dahmani
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Abstract
A radiation protection apparatus of a medical X-ray imaging system for absorbing scattered X-rays emerging from an examination region, wherein the radiation protection apparatus comprises: a plurality of lead glass elements, wherein each of the plurality of lead glass elements is configured to move between a rest position and a shield position, and also relative to one another. In the shield position, the plurality of lead glass elements form a radiation shield arranged between the examination region and a region occupiable by medical staff.
Claims20
A radiation protection apparatus of a medical X-ray imaging system for absorbing scattered X-rays emerging from an examination region, the radiation protection apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of lead glass elements, each of the plurality of lead glass elements configured to move between a rest position and a shield position, and configured to move relative to one another, wherein
- in the shield position, the plurality of lead glass elements form a radiation shield between the examination region and a region occupiable by medical staff.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.