title: [The effectiveness of the lead covering in roentgen studies of the pelvis].
abstract: This is a report on the protective covering of the infant's pelvis. Comparative measurements of two customary lead covers, phantom measurements and comparative measurements on infants were carried out. Results show that a properly applied lead cover with a correct lead value (at least the equivalent of 1 mm of lead) may be considered a very effective protection against irradiation, a method that reduces irradiation to the gonads by a factor of 100. The initial dosis is at the surface and, as a rule is below 1 mR. The dosis attacking the gonads is most likely within the micro-R-range. Thus we state for practical purposes that a lead protective cover is very effective in X-raying the infant pelvis--indeed it should be mandatory for every pelvic X-ray taken in infants.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006066:Gonads / Q000528:radiation effects; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007854:Lead; D008297:Male; D010388:Pelvis / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection
chemical_list: D007854:Lead
vernacular_title: Die Wirksamkeit der Bleiabdeckung bei Röntgenaufnahmen des Beckens.