Radiation shield securing and covering system

A radiation shield securing and covering system comprising:

• a radiation shield comprising a sheet of radiation attenuation material for preventing passage of all ionizing radiation through the shield to protect a patient from all ionizing radiation exposure on areas of the patient covered by the shield, the shield further comprising a means for handling the sheet of material during use with a patient and a means for hanging the material on an X-ray machine component;
• a retractable cable attached at a first end by a means for permanently securing the cable to a radiation shield and at a second end to a retractable spool in a cable casing locked onto an X-ray machine component to insure that the shield is always with the X-ray machine to shield each patient being X-rayed from all ionizing radiation exposure on areas of the patient covered by the shield;
• a plurality of sanitary disposable bags structured to encompass the radiation shield, the plurality of disposable bags removably stored within a dispenser of the disposable bags secured to an X-ray machine component for dispensing one of the plurality of disposable bags for each patient being X-rayed and mounting the disposable bag over the shield for each use of the shield with a patient and for disposing of the disposable bag after each use of the shield with a patient to prevent the spread of contagious diseases between patients using the shield and from technologists handling the shield.