Inexpensive radiation protective glasses.
Using the services of a local optical supply house, fabrication and testing of eyeglasses of a high lead content that could be used to protect the eye from the hazards of radiation were evaluated. Two separate types of eyeglasses were manufactured (a prototype followed by a second pair), and these were tested against a commercially available pair of radiation protective glasses. The protection offered by the locally manufactured pair of glasses exceeded the commercial pair and the cost savings are significant.
D005135:Eye Protective Devices / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D011482:Protective Devices / Q000191:economics*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000295:instrumentation*