Radiation protection device

Abstract

A radiation protection device (3) for shielding radiation, in particular X-ray radiation, emitted from a radiation source comprises a first radiation protection panel (1), wherein the first radiation protection panel (1) has at least one recess (14, 15), and at least a second radiation protection panel (2), which is adjustable relative to the first radiation protection panel (1) in such a way that at least one recess (14, 15) can be covered by the second radiation protection panel (2). In a tomography procedure, the radiation protection device (3) according to the invention can be arranged flexibly between a surgeon and a scanner and can thereby protect the surgeon from the emitted radiation of the scanner. In particular, it can be arranged in front of an opening of a tunnel into which an object to be imaged, such as a patient or defined parts of the body of the latter, can be inserted, such that the opening in the direction of the surgeon is substantially covered. At the same time, the at least one recess (14, 15), which can be alternately opened and closed, allows the surgeon to reach through the opened at least one recess (14, 15) while being protected from the radiation source by the radiation protection device (3). In this way, the radiation protection device (3) ensures that, for example, an intervention can be performed on the object to be imaged, and that the surgeon is at the same time protected by the radiation protection device (3). If the intervention is ended at least temporarily, the at least one recess (14, 15) can again be covered by the second radiation protection panel (2). In this way, the surgeon is in each case relatively well protected from the emitted radiation, while access to the object is nevertheless possible at all times.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a radiation protection device which can be used for shielding against radiation, in particular X-ray radiation emitted by a radiation source, for example during computed tomography. Background technique [0002] In medicine and various other technical fields, various types of imaging techniques are now used to examine internal and external structures of objects, such as organs and structures of the human body. Among them, X-ray tomography techniques such as computed tomography, ultrasound imaging, magnetic resonance tomography, positron emission tomography, and the like are used as the slice imaging technique. [0003] For example, computed tomography means the computer-aided evaluation of radiographs of an object taken from different directions, wherein a three-dimensional image of the object and especially the interior of the object is produced. In computed tomography, X-rays are usually emitted in a well-directed manner, so...

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However, when protected by a radiation shield, the surgeon cannot approach the patient, so for interventions of the type described above, he / she has to switch on the radiation shield, and thus he / she is no longer protected from the radiation of the scanner

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