Posts tagged 'Radiation'

Sterile Scatter Armor Shields are placed on top of the patient drape to block scatter radiation at the source, creating a scatter-free zone, reducing harmful radiation exposure to the doctor or clinician. These are one time use and are lead-free and disposable. They are packaged individually in sterile packets. They easily mold to the patient’s body for ease of use and for maximum protection.  Visit our website to view the different drape options available or email our customer service team at info@zzmedical.com .

Running a veterinary clinic is no easy task: calming anxious pet owners, pacifying scared animals, and keeping your staff safe are all top priorities. But one of the biggest potential dangers to staff is exposure to ionizing radiation through X-rays. Running a safe clinic is not only good for your staff, it’s also good for business. Z&Z Medical takes Radiation Safety seriously and has a wide variety of protective devices, shields, and dosimetry badges to keep you in compliance and to keep your staff safe. Visit our website at www.zzmedical.com or email us at info@zzmedical.com to learn more.

One topic that is important to our customers and to Z&Z Medical is the protection of an x-ray technologist's and a radiologist’s eyes. More than ever, our industry is acknowledging the extreme sensitivity of the human eye to radiation. After the Internal Commission of Radiological Protection announced that the threshold of acceptable radiation exposure to the eye was much lower than was previously suggested, radiology imaging professionals have expressed a greater level of concern when it comes to shielding of their eyes. Z&Z Medical provides a wide range of current up to-date glasses that are not only superior in protection but that also provide a greater level of comfort compared to older styles of the past.  

Safety is Paramount!

The very reason you're putting on radiation protection glasses is to protect your eyes from the dangers of scatter radiation and minimizing your risk for cataract development. The risk of early cataract development is a real concern for anyone working in the medical imaging environment. With our protective eyewear, you can be sure you're getting the shielding you need to be safe.  

Comfort is Key!

Z&Z Medical offers a wide array of protective glasses that are lightweight and designed to put less pressure on the bridge of the nose and on the back of the ears. A lot has changed over the years and comfort is one of them!  The glasses that are available now are very comfortable and don’t create a burden to wear them.

Got to have Style!

No more worries about glasses that look like the older outdated protective eyewear from years past. Today’s x-ray protective glasses not only give you the protection you need and the comfort you desire, but they also give you a choice of style. Sporty, smart, sleek - whatever look you desire, you can find them with Z&Z Medical.

Since the standards for eye protection has changed over the years, so too has the advancement of radiology protective eyewear . Maximum protection and comfort are right at your fingertips. If you haven’t upgraded your radiation glasses, wait no longer. Come check out Z&Z Medical’s lead glass offerings today. www.zzmedical.com

There are many benefits of half aprons. They provide peace of mind to patients who are concerned with protection during imaging procedures, and they provide ease of use to radiologic technologist who use them to shield patients during imaging procedures of the upper body or upper extremities. Often used for standing chest radiographs when they are placed on the backside of the patient, they are also often used on the lap of patients when imaging extremities or pediatric patients.  While recent studies have shown little to no benefit of using this to shield the gonadal region, patients still often demand the use of shields during their exam.

The issue of gonadal shielding has become a hot topic within the radiology community as gonadal and fetal shielding has been a long-standing practice for radiologic technologists since the 1950’s. It was also a “HOT TOPIC” at the recent National Conference of Radiation Control in Danvers, MA. In addition, the healthcare community doesn’t take this issue lightly as changing radiation safety “best practices” that have been in place for decades would require a lot of amendments to state statues, facility protocols, educational programs, and also patient expectations.

Recent scientific evidence, however, has prompted many of the major medical and scientific imaging organizations to reassess the risks and benefits of this gonadal shielding.  The American Association of Physicists in Medicine recommended the discontinuation of these shields back in April of 2019 claiming patient shielding may jeopardize the benefits of undergoing radiological imaging and that the shields could obscure anatomic information or AEC of imaging systems, thus increasing the patient’s dose.  Today, the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements and supported by the ACR, ASRT, AAPM, ABR and SPR   recommends no longer shielding patient’s reproductive organs during imaging examinations during Abdominal and Pelvic Radiography.