At present, interventional radiology (IVR) tends to involve long procedures (long radiation duration), and physicians are near to the source of scattered radiation. Hence, shielding is critical in protecting physicians from radiation. Protective aprons and additional lead-shielding devices, such as tableside lead drapes, are important means of protecting the physician from scattered radiation. ...

Limited practical recommendations related to wearing compression garments for athletes can be drawn from the literature at the present time. We aimed to identify the effects of compression garments on physiological and perceptual measures of performance and recovery after uphill running with different pressure and distributions of applied compression. In a random, double blinded study, 10 train...

Introduction: Wearable sensors, especially biosensors, are playing an important role in healthcare, security, environmental monitoring domains and fitness [6]. Many researchers have demonstrated the benefit of compression garments in sports performance [1, 5]. However, there is insufficient evidence to support the reasons for this improved performance [4]. This paper aims to determine the effec...

PURPOSE High-radiation exposure occurs during computed tomographic (CT) fluoroscopy. Patient and operator doses during thoracic and abdominal interventional procedures were studied in the present experiment, and a novel shielding device to reduce exposure to the patient and operator was evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS With a 16-slice CT scanner in CT fluoroscopy mode (120 kVp, 30 mA), surfac...

This paper presents a state of the art in the cloth simulation methods and two case studies on how to simulate ancient and high fashion garments with our new Fashionizer platform. The first application concerns the simulation of garments in a cultural heritage project, the Lifeplus project, where we had to simulate in real-time ancient roman clothes. The second application is the simulation of ...

Medical linear accelerators operating above 10 MV require door shielding for neutrons in addition to photons. A criterion for choice of optimal configuration of lamination of BPE (Borated Polyethylene) and lead is not clear. Moreover, optimal configuration cannot be determined by the conventional method using an analytical formula and simple measurement. This study performs Monte Carlo simulati...

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to determine the influence of lead shielding on the dose to female breasts in conventional x-ray lumbar spine imaging. The correlation between the body mass index and the dose received by the breast was also investigated. MATERIALS AND METHODS Breast surface dose was measured by thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLD). In the first phase measurements of breast d...

Objective: Two main issues in protecting radiation workers and the general public from 18F radiation—distance from and lead shielding for an 18F source—were investigated. We also examined the effect of an 18F source on the counting rate of a neighboring -camera. Methods: The dose rates of an 18F vial and a water-filled cylinder were measured using an ionization chamber at different distances wi...

Background: Monte Carlo simulations play a vital role in the calculation of the necessary shielding both for neutrons and photons. Advanced and simple shielding materials against neutron and gamma rays were compared by simulation using the MCNB4B Monte Carlo code. The simulations were carried out for the three common neutron sources, namely the 252Cf, the 241Am/Be and the DD neutron generator w...

Touch·Sensitive is a haptic apparel that allows massage therapy to be diffused, customized and controlled by people while on the move. It provides individuals with a sensory cocoon. Made of modular garments, Touch·Sensitive applies personalized stimuli. We present the design process and a series of low fidelity prototypes that lead us to the Touch·Sensitive Apparel.