title: Investigation of X-ray permeability of surgical gloves coated with different contrast agents.
abstract: We aimed to investigate the effectiveness and radiation protection capability of latex gloves coated with various contrast agents as an alternative to lead gloves.
  
  
  
  The following six groups were created to evaluate the permeability of X-ray in this experimental study: lead gloves, two different non-ionic contrast media (iopromide 370/100 mg I/mL and iomeprol 400/100 mg I/mL), 10% povidone-iodine (PV-I), 240/240 g/mL barium sulphate and a mixture of equal amounts of all contrast agents. A radiation dose detector was placed in coated latex gloves for each one. The absorption values of radiation from latex gloves coated with various contrast agents were measured and compared with the absorption of radiation from lead gloves. This study was designed as an 'experimental study'.
  
  
  
  The mean absorption value of X-ray from lead gloves was 3.0±0.08 µG/s. The mean absorption values of X-ray from latex gloves coated with various contrast agents were 3.7±0.09 µG/s (iopromide 370/100 mg I/mL), 3.6±0.09 µG/s (iomeprol 400/100 mg I/mL), 3.7±0.04 µG/s (PV-I), 3.1±0.07 µG/s (barium sulphate) and 3.8±0.05 µG/s (mixture of all contrast agents). Latex gloves coated with barium sulphate provided the best radiation absorption compared with latex gloves coated with other radiodense contrast agents.
  
  
  
  Latex gloves coated with barium sulphate may provide protection equivalent to lead gloves.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University; Isparta-Turkey. drkayan32@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kayan
authors.forename: Selçuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yaşar
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saygın
authors.forename: Ömer
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Yılmaz
authors.forename: Aykut Recep
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Aktaş
authors.forename: Fatmanur
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kayan
authors.forename: Yasin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Türker
authors.forename: Gürsel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Çetinkaya
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D005932:Gloves, Surgical; D007840:Latex; D008422:Materials Testing; D010539:Permeability; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D007840:Latex