CHICAGO — Patients have come to expect a technician to drape their torsos with a heavy lead apron when they get an X-ray, but new thinking among radiologists and medical physicists is upending the ...

The heavy lead apron dentists drape over you during dental X-rays may soon be a thing of the past. On Thursday, the American Dental Association (ADA) announced that its member dentists can dispense ...

Lead aprons help keep workers safe from exposure to radiation, but the weight of the lead can tax the wearer’s body. Newport News-based Burlington Medical, known for its engineering radiation ...

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CHICAGO — Patients have come to expect a technician to drape their torsos with a heavy lead apron when they get an X-ray, but new thinking among radiologists and medical physicists is upending the ...

Those heavy lead aprons may be on their way out at the dentist office, depending on where you live. The nation’s largest dental association said Thursday it will no longer recommend the use of lead ...

Suspended lead suits significantly reduced interventional echocardiographers' radiation exposure to the head compared to conventional aprons during left atrial appendage occlusion procedures. The ...

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The American Dental Association points out that X-ray and other diagnostic technologies have gotten more precise in recent decades, cutting down on the amount of radiation exposure. Photo by Adobe ...

Those heavy lead aprons may be on their way out at the dentist office, depending on where you live. The nation’s largest dental association said Thursday it will no longer recommend the use of lead ...