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Brachytherapy Guards are worn by adults and older children during their Brachytherapy treatment for prostate cancer to provide radiation protection for individuals and pets around them. Our Guards are diaper style, lead shields that are easy to put on and may be worn over or under clothing.
This item is available in one standard size. The protective shield is designed to cover and protect your prostate area. Long ties on each side allow for this item to accommodate a variety of sizes and body types.
- PROTECTION: Regular Lead with 0.5mm Pb Lead Equivalency front and back and averages over 96% attenuation over 80, 100, 120 KVP.
- SIZE: 14"W x 20"L, when flat. Item tapers to 6" at narrowest area. 14"W at waist area with long ties on each side to fit various sizes.
- WEIGHT: Approximately 2.5 pounds
Our Standard Guard is made to order with a 3 to 5 business day lead time and is available in royal blue vinyl, light blue vinyl, gray vinyl, denim designer fabric, and storm camo designer fabric.
Our Quick Ship Guard is available for immediate shipment in royal blue or gray vinyl.
YOUR GUARD IS MADE TO ORDER AND NON-RETURNABLE.
Brachytherapy is a type of radiation therapy used to treat prostate cancer. It is also called Internal Radiation Therapy and allows a physician to use a higher total dose of radiation to treat a smaller area and in a shorter time than is possible with external beam radiation treatment. Permanent Brachytherapy involves placing radioactive seeds or pellets in or near a tumor and leaving them there permanently. Over time, the radioactivity level of the seeds will eventually diminish to nothing.
There are two types of radioactive seeds used in LDR brachytherapy: iodine (I-125) most commonly used and Pa-103 (a palladium isotope) less commonly used. I-125 emits gamma at 35 keV and Pa-103 emits gamma at 21 keV. These monoenergetic gamma beams are approximate to the same average Photon energy as about 80 kV and 60 kV x-ray beams. Therefore the 0.50 mm Pb shielding used in adult diapers shields will attenuate over 96% (I-125) and over 98% (Pa-103) of such radiation.
During the initial time of radioactivity, adult lead diaper shields may be worn by the patient to substantially reduce the radioactivity exposure experienced by other people and pets around the patient.
All genuine Shielding International Apparel and Apparel Accessory products are guaranteed from the initial date of purchase for defects in material and workmanship - Regular Lead products for two (2) years.
Proudly made in the USA and sold by a Veteran Owned Small Business.
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