CA2052213A1 - Clothing for protection of gonadal region - Google Patents
Clothing for protection of gonadal regionInfo
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
- G21F3/00—Shielding characterised by its physical form, e.g. granules, or shape of the material
- G21F3/02—Clothing
Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE:
An article for protection of gonadal areas, of a human body, against radiation, is disclosed. The article comprises (a) an elongated sheet of fabric material with a first end and a second end and having a width of 10-30 cm;
(b) at least two complementary fastener means; and (c) a layer of flexible radiation protection material with a width of 10-30 cm and extending longitudinally from the second end towards the first end. One of the fastener means is located juxtaposed to the first end and the other is spaced apart from the first end, and the sheet of fabric is adapted to fold back on itself and be held in the folded position by the fastener means, thereby forming means to secure the article around the waist of a human body. The layer of radiation protective material has energy attenuation properties at least equivalent to 0.1 mm of lead at 100 keV, and is of a length such that when the fold is located at waist level on a human body the layer extends from above to below the gonadal area. The sheet of fabric material and the layer of flexible radiation protection material are attached circumferentially on three sides so as to form a pouch. The article is intended for use in the protection of the gonadal regions of the human body e.g. of operators of x-ray or other radiation emitting sources.
An article for protection of gonadal areas, of a human body, against radiation, is disclosed. The article comprises (a) an elongated sheet of fabric material with a first end and a second end and having a width of 10-30 cm;
(b) at least two complementary fastener means; and (c) a layer of flexible radiation protection material with a width of 10-30 cm and extending longitudinally from the second end towards the first end. One of the fastener means is located juxtaposed to the first end and the other is spaced apart from the first end, and the sheet of fabric is adapted to fold back on itself and be held in the folded position by the fastener means, thereby forming means to secure the article around the waist of a human body. The layer of radiation protective material has energy attenuation properties at least equivalent to 0.1 mm of lead at 100 keV, and is of a length such that when the fold is located at waist level on a human body the layer extends from above to below the gonadal area. The sheet of fabric material and the layer of flexible radiation protection material are attached circumferentially on three sides so as to form a pouch. The article is intended for use in the protection of the gonadal regions of the human body e.g. of operators of x-ray or other radiation emitting sources.
Description
2~52213 CLOTHING FOR PROTECTION OF GONADAL REGION
The present invention relates to radiation protective articles of clothing, also referred to as an energy absorptive articles of clothing, and especially to a flexible light weight material that is in the form of an article of clothing and intended for use in attenuation of electromagnetic radiation, particularly in the gonadal region of a human body. In normal use, the article would be used in conjunction with other articles of clothing that are also intended for protection against electromagnetic radiation.
Exposure of humans to energy from a wide variety of sources is increasing e.g. to energy in the form o~ sound or electromagnetic radiation including x-rays or alpha, beta or gamma radiation. It has been appreciated for a long time that radiation is harmful to the human body, especially to the chest, abdominal and reproduct:ive or gonadal portions o~
the body. Articles of clothing intended to protect the human body from such radiation include aprons, vests, skirts and many other forms of apparel. For example, U.S.
The present invention relates to radiation protective articles of clothing, also referred to as an energy absorptive articles of clothing, and especially to a flexible light weight material that is in the form of an article of clothing and intended for use in attenuation of electromagnetic radiation, particularly in the gonadal region of a human body. In normal use, the article would be used in conjunction with other articles of clothing that are also intended for protection against electromagnetic radiation.
Exposure of humans to energy from a wide variety of sources is increasing e.g. to energy in the form o~ sound or electromagnetic radiation including x-rays or alpha, beta or gamma radiation. It has been appreciated for a long time that radiation is harmful to the human body, especially to the chest, abdominal and reproduct:ive or gonadal portions o~
the body. Articles of clothing intended to protect the human body from such radiation include aprons, vests, skirts and many other forms of apparel. For example, U.S.
3 996 620 of G.J. Maine, issued 15~76 December 14, describes an apron panel intended to cover t:he front of the body from neck to at least the knees and U.S. 4 196 355, also of G.J.
Maine, issued 1980 ~pril 01, describes a two-piece radiation shield garment in the form of a vest and skirt.
Radiation protection materials have traditionally been based on lead, usually metallic lead, as the agent that provides protection against radiation. Lead is a dense material and a significant amount is required in order to provide materi~l with adequate attenuation properties.
Thus, articles of clothing intended for use in attenuation of electromagnetic radiation have a tendency to be heavy, .
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Efforts have been made to reduce the weight of the protective material while at the same time providing equivalent attenuation properties. For example, published European Patent application No. 0 371 699 of M.J. Lilley, J.M. MacLeod, G.P. Reh, G.E. Mawdsley and M.J. Yaffe, published 1990 June 06, describes radiation protection material that is lighter in weight than the traditional lead or lead vinyl materials while providing equivalent protection. Nonetheless, it would be of interest to potential users of radiation protection material to further decreas~ the weight of articles of clothing that are required to provide adequate protection.
A gonadal radiation protection article has now been found which provides additional protection in the gonadal area of a human body.
Accordingly, the present invention provides an article for protection of gonadal areas, of a human body, against radiation, comprising:
(a) an elongated sheet of fabric material with a first end and a second end and having a ~width of 10-30 cm;
(b) at least two complementary fastener means, one of which is located juxtaposed to the first end and the other being spaced apart from the first end, said sheet of fabric being adapted to fold back on itself and be held in the folded position by the fastener means, thereby forming means to secure the article around the waist o* a human body; and (c~ a layer of flexible radiation protection material with a width of 10-30 cm and extending longitudinally from the second end towards the first end, said layer having energy attenuation properties at least equivalent to 0.1 mm of lead at 100 keV, said layer being of a length such that 20~22~3 when the fold is located at waist level on a human body the layer extends from above to below the ~onadal area, the sheet of fabric material and the layer of flexible radiation protection material being attached circumferentially on three sides so as to form a pouch.
In an embodiment of the article of the in~ention, the fastener means are snaps or Velcro~ strips.
In another embodiment, the width of the layer of flexible radiation protection material is not greater than the width of the elongated sheet of fabric material.
The present invention will be described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a plan view of an article of the invention;
Figure 2 is a cross-section of the article of Figure l through A-~;
Figur~ 3 is a cross-section of an article of Figure 1 showing the first end folded back on itself: and Figure 4 is a schematic representation of use of an article of the invention.
Figure 1 shows a gonadal protection article generally indicated by 1~ The article has ia first end 2 and a second end 3. The article is shown as elongated and having a width 4; width 4 is at least 15 cm and ]preferably at least 20 cm.
While article 1 is shown as being elongated and substantially rectangular in shape, it is to be understood that it could be elon~ated but having a shape resembling a bottle or be U-shaped near ~irst end 2.
First end 2 is shown as having fastener means 5 juxtaposed to that end; the fastener means illustrated in Figure 1 ars Velcro fasteners. Fastene~ means 5 is shown as extending across the width of the first end 2, but in embodiments could be comprised of two or more portions of a fastener means. Complementary fastener means 6, located . ' '.' ' , '~ ' .
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Article 1 is shown as having a layer of protection material 7 extending from second end 3 towards first end 2.
Protection material 7 is attached to the fabric of article 1 by means of stitching 8 which extends around three sides of protection material 7; as illustrated, stitching 8 extends along both sides of article 1 and across second end 2, thereby forming a pouch or pocket (re~erred to herein as a pouch). Altho-lgh protection material 7 and the fabric of article 1 are conveniently attached by means of stitching, other means of attachment e.g. by bonding, may be used.
Figure 2 shows a cross-section of the article of Figure 1. The article 1 is shown as having fastener means 5 juxtaposed to end 2 and fastener means 6 spaced apart from end 2. Protection layer 7 is sho~n as extending longitudinally from second end 3 towards first end 2.
Protection layer 7 is attached to the fabric by means of stitching 8.
Figure 3 is similar to Figure 2 except that the first end 2 is shown as being folded back so that fastener means 5 is attached to fastener means 6. This forms a fold 9 in the fabric of article 1, and provides a loop 10 to facilitate wearing of the article by a person e.g. to attach article 1 to a bel~ or a tie cord worn around the waist of a human body.
In the articles shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3, pouch 11 is formed between fabric 12 and protection material 7.
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Figure 4 sho~s a person wearing radiation protection apparel, generally indicated by ~0. In the embodiment shown, the apparel is in the form of an apron 21, although vest and skirts or other types of radiation protection apparel may be worn. Apron 21 is shown as having a belt 22 around the waist of the person, with belt buckle 23. An article of the present invention generally indicated by 24 is attached to the belt, by means of looped fabric 25.
Looped fabric 25 is part of the fabric 28 that hangs down in front of the gonadal region of the person. A pouch 26, formed from radiation protective material, is attached to the front of fabric 28.
The layer of flexible radiation protection material has a width of lQ-30 cm, especially at least 15 cm, and preferably at least 20 cm. In adclition, the layer has energy attenuation properties at ].east equivalent to 0.1 mm of lead at 100 keV, and preferably at least equivalent to 0.2 mm of lead at 100 keV.
The article of the present invention provides protection to the gonadal region of a human body, and in preferred embodiments is relative:Ly light in weight, especially made of a material that is lighter in weight than conventional lead/vinyl. The article is especially intended for use with other radiation protection apparel. In such use the article of the invention permits use of lighter weight apparel with lower protection ratings over large portions of the body while providing important, additional, protection in the gonadal region, the article of the present invention specifically providing the latter. The article may be conveniently located Oll the human body so as to provide protection for gonadal areas, including being movable circumferentially around the body depending on the location of the source of radiationO The articles have 20~221`3 fastener means for adju~ting the height and location of the article on the wearer, so that it may be placed directly over the gonadal area to provide protection over the complete area of the gonads. Such height adjustment would normally be provided to accommodate most shapes and heights of humans, and not require custom fitting.
In preferred embodiments, articles of the invention are of diEferent shapes and areas for males and females, in view of the different size and location of human male and female gonads. As used herein, female gonads are intended to include ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus and vagina; thus, the articles may be used by females during pregnancy in the protection of a fetus in its early stages of development.
The article offers the convenience of a pouch formed as part of the article without addition of additional material.
The pouch may be useful for the holding of pens, pencils, notebooks and the like, especially items particular to health care workers. The pouch may have a zipper or other fastening means.
The material of the fabric layer may be, for example, a vinyl material, a nylon or polyec;ter fabric. The important requirement is that the material be capable of bein~ folded back on itself and ha~ing sufficient strength to support the weight of the article when it is suspended on the belt of a human body. The fasteners must be of sufficient strength to maintain the article in place. The material of the protective layer may be that disclosed in the aforementioned published patent application of M.J. Lilley, J.M. MacLeod, G.P. Reh, G.E. Mawdsley and M.J. Yaffe.
In an embodiment of the present invèntion, an article of clothing was formed from a polyester knit fabric that was coated with polyvinyl chloride. The fabric had a width of 20.8 cm and a total length of 49 cm. The fabric had Velcro ~`
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fasteners located as a continuous strip across the width of the fabric at one end. In addition, there were two strips of Velcro~ fabric commencing 14 cm from the end and extending away a further 10 cm, with a width of 4.5; these strips were located at opposite edges of the fabric. The corners away from the fastening means were rounded. A pouch was formed by attaching to the polyester fabric, a laminate of radiation protection material of the type disclosed in the aforementioned European patent application, bonded to a woven polyamide fabric; the radiation protection material had a lead equivalency of 0.25 mm at 100 keV. The pouch was the same shape as the polyester fabric, and extended for 20.5 cm from the lower end i.e. the end opposite the fastening means, towards the end with the fastening means.
The pouch was attached to the polyester fahric by stitching on both sides and across the lower end. The article was wipable with a wet cloth.
Other similar articles of the invention have been fabricated in greater widths and with the entire lower portion of the article rounded. Different widths were fabricated because the minimal widt:h required for gonadal protection of males and females is different.
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Maine, issued 1980 ~pril 01, describes a two-piece radiation shield garment in the form of a vest and skirt.
Radiation protection materials have traditionally been based on lead, usually metallic lead, as the agent that provides protection against radiation. Lead is a dense material and a significant amount is required in order to provide materi~l with adequate attenuation properties.
Thus, articles of clothing intended for use in attenuation of electromagnetic radiation have a tendency to be heavy, .
, . ~ .
,~' - ' ' ~
.
:, 20~2213 which tends to discourage use by an operator of equipment that ~mits electromagnetic radiation.
Efforts have been made to reduce the weight of the protective material while at the same time providing equivalent attenuation properties. For example, published European Patent application No. 0 371 699 of M.J. Lilley, J.M. MacLeod, G.P. Reh, G.E. Mawdsley and M.J. Yaffe, published 1990 June 06, describes radiation protection material that is lighter in weight than the traditional lead or lead vinyl materials while providing equivalent protection. Nonetheless, it would be of interest to potential users of radiation protection material to further decreas~ the weight of articles of clothing that are required to provide adequate protection.
A gonadal radiation protection article has now been found which provides additional protection in the gonadal area of a human body.
Accordingly, the present invention provides an article for protection of gonadal areas, of a human body, against radiation, comprising:
(a) an elongated sheet of fabric material with a first end and a second end and having a ~width of 10-30 cm;
(b) at least two complementary fastener means, one of which is located juxtaposed to the first end and the other being spaced apart from the first end, said sheet of fabric being adapted to fold back on itself and be held in the folded position by the fastener means, thereby forming means to secure the article around the waist o* a human body; and (c~ a layer of flexible radiation protection material with a width of 10-30 cm and extending longitudinally from the second end towards the first end, said layer having energy attenuation properties at least equivalent to 0.1 mm of lead at 100 keV, said layer being of a length such that 20~22~3 when the fold is located at waist level on a human body the layer extends from above to below the ~onadal area, the sheet of fabric material and the layer of flexible radiation protection material being attached circumferentially on three sides so as to form a pouch.
In an embodiment of the article of the in~ention, the fastener means are snaps or Velcro~ strips.
In another embodiment, the width of the layer of flexible radiation protection material is not greater than the width of the elongated sheet of fabric material.
The present invention will be described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings in which:
Figure 1 is a plan view of an article of the invention;
Figure 2 is a cross-section of the article of Figure l through A-~;
Figur~ 3 is a cross-section of an article of Figure 1 showing the first end folded back on itself: and Figure 4 is a schematic representation of use of an article of the invention.
Figure 1 shows a gonadal protection article generally indicated by 1~ The article has ia first end 2 and a second end 3. The article is shown as elongated and having a width 4; width 4 is at least 15 cm and ]preferably at least 20 cm.
While article 1 is shown as being elongated and substantially rectangular in shape, it is to be understood that it could be elon~ated but having a shape resembling a bottle or be U-shaped near ~irst end 2.
First end 2 is shown as having fastener means 5 juxtaposed to that end; the fastener means illustrated in Figure 1 ars Velcro fasteners. Fastene~ means 5 is shown as extending across the width of the first end 2, but in embodiments could be comprised of two or more portions of a fastener means. Complementary fastener means 6, located . ' '.' ' , '~ ' .
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.: ' 20~213 away from first end 2, are shown as being elongated in the longi~udinal direction of the article and spaced apart from first end 2. It is intended that fastener means 5 and fastener means 6 be complementary. As will be apparent fxom Figure 1, the elongated nature of fastener means 6 permits flexibility e.g. vertical adjustability, in the location of the fold formed when first end 2 is folded over.
Article 1 is shown as having a layer of protection material 7 extending from second end 3 towards first end 2.
Protection material 7 is attached to the fabric of article 1 by means of stitching 8 which extends around three sides of protection material 7; as illustrated, stitching 8 extends along both sides of article 1 and across second end 2, thereby forming a pouch or pocket (re~erred to herein as a pouch). Altho-lgh protection material 7 and the fabric of article 1 are conveniently attached by means of stitching, other means of attachment e.g. by bonding, may be used.
Figure 2 shows a cross-section of the article of Figure 1. The article 1 is shown as having fastener means 5 juxtaposed to end 2 and fastener means 6 spaced apart from end 2. Protection layer 7 is sho~n as extending longitudinally from second end 3 towards first end 2.
Protection layer 7 is attached to the fabric by means of stitching 8.
Figure 3 is similar to Figure 2 except that the first end 2 is shown as being folded back so that fastener means 5 is attached to fastener means 6. This forms a fold 9 in the fabric of article 1, and provides a loop 10 to facilitate wearing of the article by a person e.g. to attach article 1 to a bel~ or a tie cord worn around the waist of a human body.
In the articles shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3, pouch 11 is formed between fabric 12 and protection material 7.
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Figure 4 sho~s a person wearing radiation protection apparel, generally indicated by ~0. In the embodiment shown, the apparel is in the form of an apron 21, although vest and skirts or other types of radiation protection apparel may be worn. Apron 21 is shown as having a belt 22 around the waist of the person, with belt buckle 23. An article of the present invention generally indicated by 24 is attached to the belt, by means of looped fabric 25.
Looped fabric 25 is part of the fabric 28 that hangs down in front of the gonadal region of the person. A pouch 26, formed from radiation protective material, is attached to the front of fabric 28.
The layer of flexible radiation protection material has a width of lQ-30 cm, especially at least 15 cm, and preferably at least 20 cm. In adclition, the layer has energy attenuation properties at ].east equivalent to 0.1 mm of lead at 100 keV, and preferably at least equivalent to 0.2 mm of lead at 100 keV.
The article of the present invention provides protection to the gonadal region of a human body, and in preferred embodiments is relative:Ly light in weight, especially made of a material that is lighter in weight than conventional lead/vinyl. The article is especially intended for use with other radiation protection apparel. In such use the article of the invention permits use of lighter weight apparel with lower protection ratings over large portions of the body while providing important, additional, protection in the gonadal region, the article of the present invention specifically providing the latter. The article may be conveniently located Oll the human body so as to provide protection for gonadal areas, including being movable circumferentially around the body depending on the location of the source of radiationO The articles have 20~221`3 fastener means for adju~ting the height and location of the article on the wearer, so that it may be placed directly over the gonadal area to provide protection over the complete area of the gonads. Such height adjustment would normally be provided to accommodate most shapes and heights of humans, and not require custom fitting.
In preferred embodiments, articles of the invention are of diEferent shapes and areas for males and females, in view of the different size and location of human male and female gonads. As used herein, female gonads are intended to include ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus and vagina; thus, the articles may be used by females during pregnancy in the protection of a fetus in its early stages of development.
The article offers the convenience of a pouch formed as part of the article without addition of additional material.
The pouch may be useful for the holding of pens, pencils, notebooks and the like, especially items particular to health care workers. The pouch may have a zipper or other fastening means.
The material of the fabric layer may be, for example, a vinyl material, a nylon or polyec;ter fabric. The important requirement is that the material be capable of bein~ folded back on itself and ha~ing sufficient strength to support the weight of the article when it is suspended on the belt of a human body. The fasteners must be of sufficient strength to maintain the article in place. The material of the protective layer may be that disclosed in the aforementioned published patent application of M.J. Lilley, J.M. MacLeod, G.P. Reh, G.E. Mawdsley and M.J. Yaffe.
In an embodiment of the present invèntion, an article of clothing was formed from a polyester knit fabric that was coated with polyvinyl chloride. The fabric had a width of 20.8 cm and a total length of 49 cm. The fabric had Velcro ~`
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fasteners located as a continuous strip across the width of the fabric at one end. In addition, there were two strips of Velcro~ fabric commencing 14 cm from the end and extending away a further 10 cm, with a width of 4.5; these strips were located at opposite edges of the fabric. The corners away from the fastening means were rounded. A pouch was formed by attaching to the polyester fabric, a laminate of radiation protection material of the type disclosed in the aforementioned European patent application, bonded to a woven polyamide fabric; the radiation protection material had a lead equivalency of 0.25 mm at 100 keV. The pouch was the same shape as the polyester fabric, and extended for 20.5 cm from the lower end i.e. the end opposite the fastening means, towards the end with the fastening means.
The pouch was attached to the polyester fahric by stitching on both sides and across the lower end. The article was wipable with a wet cloth.
Other similar articles of the invention have been fabricated in greater widths and with the entire lower portion of the article rounded. Different widths were fabricated because the minimal widt:h required for gonadal protection of males and females is different.
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Claims (6)
1. An article for protection of gonadal areas, of a human body, against radiation, comprising:
(a) an elongated sheet of fabric material with a first end and a second end and having a width of 10-30 cm;
(b) at least two complementary fastener means, one of which is located juxtaposed to the first end and the other being spaced apart from the first end, said sheet of fabric being adapted to fold back on itself and be held in the folded position by the fastener means, thereby forming means to secure the article around the waist of a human body; and (c) a layer of flexible radiation protection material with a width of 10-30 cm and extending longitudinally from the second end towards the first end, said layer having energy attenuation properties at least equivalent to 0.1 mm of lead at 100 keV, said layer being of a length such that when the fold is located at waist level on a human body the layer extends from above to below the gonadal area, the sheet of fabric material and the layer of flexible radiation protection material being attached circumferentially on three sides so as to form a pouch.
(a) an elongated sheet of fabric material with a first end and a second end and having a width of 10-30 cm;
(b) at least two complementary fastener means, one of which is located juxtaposed to the first end and the other being spaced apart from the first end, said sheet of fabric being adapted to fold back on itself and be held in the folded position by the fastener means, thereby forming means to secure the article around the waist of a human body; and (c) a layer of flexible radiation protection material with a width of 10-30 cm and extending longitudinally from the second end towards the first end, said layer having energy attenuation properties at least equivalent to 0.1 mm of lead at 100 keV, said layer being of a length such that when the fold is located at waist level on a human body the layer extends from above to below the gonadal area, the sheet of fabric material and the layer of flexible radiation protection material being attached circumferentially on three sides so as to form a pouch.
2. The article of Claim 1 in which the fastener means are snaps or Velcro? strips.
3. The article of Claim 1 when adapted to be attached to the human body by means of a belt or tie cord.
4. The article of any one of Claims 1-3 in which the width of the layer of flexible radiation protection material is not greater than the width of the elongated sheet of fabric material.
5. The article of Claim 4 in which the width of the layer of flexible radiation protection material is at least 15 cm.
6. The article of Claim 5 in which the width of the layer of flexible radiation protection material is at least 20 cm.
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