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Protective Aprons

Protective Aprons is a personal radiation shielding garment designed for use in radiological environments, distinguished by its incorporation of radiopaque materials such as lead or lead-equivalent composites to attenuate ionizing radiation and reduce exposure to the wearer’s torso during diagnostic or interventional X-ray procedures.

70

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2.5K

Citations

275

Authors

135

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

19

Variants

Radiation Protection Aprons

Parents

Publications

70

Evaluation of the transmitted exposure through lead equivalent aprons used in a radiology department, including the contribution from backscatter

Emmanuel Christodoulou, Mitchell M. Goodsitt, Sandra C. Larson et al. · Medical Physics · 2003 · 124 citations · Full text

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Bismuth oxide-coated fabrics for X-ray shielding

Huda Ahmed Maghrabi, Arun Vijayan, Pradip Deb et al. · Textile Research Journal · 2015 · 119 citations

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Usefulness of non-lead aprons in radiation protection for physicians performing interventional procedures

Masayuki Zuguchi, Koichi Chida, Michiko Taura et al. · Radiation Protection Dosimetry · 2008 · 98 citations

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Protective aprons in imaging departments: manufacturer stated lead equivalence values require validation

M. Finnerty, Patrick Brennan · European Radiology · 2005 · 97 citations

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An alternative X-ray shielding material based on coated textiles

Nebahat Aral, Banu Nergıs, Cevza Candan · Textile Research Journal · 2015 · 94 citations

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Authors

275

  1. YI
    Yohei Inaba

    Tohoku University, Japan

    2 publications · 146 citations

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  2. AM
    Anna M. Varghese

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States

    2 publications · 66 citations

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  3. YF
    Y. Franken

    Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands

    2 publications · 34 citations

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  4. MZ
    Masayuki Zuguchi

    Tohoku University, Japan

    2 publications · 146 citations

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  5. PB
    Patrick Brennan

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    2 publications · 111 citations

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Institutions

135

  1. University College Dublin

    Dublin, Ireland

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    254 citations

  2. Keimyung University

    Daegu, South Korea

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    77 citations

  3. RMIT University

    Melbourne, Australia

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    491 citations

  4. Christian Medical College

    Ludhiana, India

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    167 citations

  5. Tohoku University

    Sendai, Japan

    2 h-index

    11 publications

    828 citations

  6. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    766 citations

  7. Emory University

    Atlanta, United States

    2 h-index

    18 publications

    344 citations

  8. Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine

    Lodz, Poland

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    53 citations

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Venues

  1. Radiation Protection Dosimetry

    5 publications · 164 citations

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  2. Health Physics

    4 publications · 154 citations

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  3. Radiography

    2 publications · 32 citations

    2

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  4. Scientific Reports

    2 publications · 77 citations

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  5. Radiology

    2 publications · 60 citations

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