CPC G21F 3/00 (2013.01) [A61B 6/107 (2013.01); G21F 1/085 (2013.01); G21F 5/015 (2013.01); G21F 5/02 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1094 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of shielding radiation in a medical environment, comprising:
positioning a radiation shielding device above a patient proximate an imaging device in a first shielding configuration, the radiation shielding device comprising a first sheet portion having a radiation shielding material and a second sheet portion having a radiation shielding material, the second sheet portion attached to the first sheet portion, wherein the second sheet portion extends along the patient and the first sheet portion extends upwardly from the patient to a height at least equal to the imaging device positioned over an imaging location of the patient.
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