System and method for implementing a suspended personal radiation protection system
A personal radiation protection garment that substantially contours to an operator's body is suspended from a suspension means. The garment is operable to protect the operator from radiation. The suspension means is operable to apply constant force. The suspension means allows operator wearing protective radiation garment to move freely in the X, Y, and Z spatial planes simultaneously, such that the protective radiation garment is substantially weightless to operator. A radiation protection face shield and flap can also be suspended from suspension means, such that face shield and flap are substantially weightless to operator. The suspension means can be mounted to a ceiling.
1. A method, comprising:
providing a garment that substantially contours to and stays in relative contact with an operator's body via a fastening mechanism, but not the operator's head, to protect a portion of the operator's body from radiation, and wherein the garment is suspended from a suspension component, wherein the suspension component provides a purely lateral axis of motion and a purely linear axis of motion, the garment being configured to secure a face shield thereon, the face shield being attached to the suspension component and protecting at least a portion of the operator's head from radiation.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the fastening mechanism comprises a buckle fastener.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the fastening mechanism comprises a snap fastener.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the fastening mechanism comprises a hook and loop fastener.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the fastening mechanism comprises a button fastener.
6. A system, comprising:
a garment that substantially contours to and stays in relative contact with an operator's body via a fastening mechanism, but not the operator's head, to protect a portion of the operator's body from radiation, and wherein the garment is suspended from a suspension component, wherein the suspension component provides a purely lateral axis of motion and a purely linear axis of motion, the garment being configured to secure a face shield thereon, the face shield being attached to the suspension component and protecting at least a portion of the operator's head from radiation.
7. The method of claim 6 wherein the fastening mechanism comprises a buckle fastener.
8. The method of claim 6 wherein the fastening mechanism comprises a snap fastener.
9. The method of claim 6 wherein the fastening mechanism comprises a hook and loop fastener.
10. The method of claim 6 wherein the fastening mechanism comprises a button fastener.