Slowly, information accumulated which led to proper shielding with lead aprons and walls.
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Outside the room, protective lead aprons, gloves and glasses hung on a rack.
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Surgeons also use lead aprons and thyroid shields, which can be cumbersome and inconvenient.
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After that, he would stand behind his associate, who was wearing a lead apron.
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Around her middle, she wore a lead apron.
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These lead aprons weigh about 7 pounds and can be cumbersome to the surgeon during operation.
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Incidental exposure is further reduced by the use of a lead shield, lead apron, sometimes with a lead thyroid collar.
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Everyone wears surgical scrubs, booties and caps, along with heavy lead aprons that will shield them from the radiation emitted from occasional fluoroscope images.
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It wasn't until nearly 20 years after Roentgen's discovery that precautions such as lead aprons and film badges came into widespread use . 4
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Safety became a concern; when I felt as if I should wear a lead apron when I heated up leftover corn dogs, I knew it was time to move on.