Patient head protection device

A patient head protection device for protecting an upper body portion of a patient from collision with moving parts of X-ray equipment, the device comprising:

• a head protection shield comprising a face protector shield;
• a vertical rear and/or side wall;
• a hinge for pivotably attaching the head protection shield to the vertical rear and/or side wall;
• attachment means to allow coupling the head protection device to a patient head platform;
• and
• an adjuster unit allowing to vertically adjust the distance between the face protector shield and the patient head platform, thereby allowing to fit various head sizes.

An X-ray equipment comprising:

• a radiation shielding apparatus comprising
• an X-ray radiation shield positioned around an X-ray source of a movable X-ray robotic arm;
• and
• an X-ray radiation shield positioned around an X-ray detector of a movable X-ray robotic arm;
• and
• a patient head protection device comprising:
• a head protection shield comprising a face protector shield;
• a support platform comprising a base unit for receiving a patient head;
• a hinge for pivotably attaching the head protection shield to the support platform;
• and
• an adjuster unit allowing to vertically adjust the distance between the face protector shield and the base unit, thereby allowing to fit various head sizes.

A method of protecting a head of a patient during an X-ray medical procedure, the method comprising:

• providing a head protection device comprising a head protection shield;
• opening the device by a pivotal movement of the shield with respect to a patient head platform;
• positioning a patient's head on the patient head platform;
• closing the head protection device;
• adjusting a height of the head protection shield with respect to the patient head platform using an adjuster unit of the head protection device;
• and
• performing the medical procedure.