A simple method of protecting the eye from scattered radiations during mantle-field therapy.
The intensity and quality of scattered radiations incident on the eye during mantle-field therapy were measured for 4-MV x rays. Beam-shaping appliances were found to introduce considerable soft scatter. Eye shields reduce radiation exposure from the anterior field approximately threefold.
D005135:Eye Protective Devices; D006801:Humans; D011482:Protective Devices; D011835:Radiation Protection; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy; D012542:Scattering, Radiation