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BI-LAYER PROTECTION AGAINST SCATTER RADIATION

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An all new innovation in radiation protection core material THE STORY Kiarmor is an all new innovation in radiation protection core material, the combination of two powerful radiation blocking materials into a single homogeneous sheet. Sb Antimony 51 (Low atomic weight element) 83 (High atomic weight element) When viewed outside the apron, Kiarmor is Red on the bottom and consists of bismuth and Blue on the top and consists of antimony. Both elements are well known for their radiation protective qualities, but when combined in this precise process and configuration they form a powerful...

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Testing and what it means for KIARMOR There are three test procedures for radiation protection material that are universally recognized. ASTM which is widely used in the USA and nowhere else, IEC 61331-1 which is widely used throughout the rest of the world and DIN which is the only standard allowed in Germany and the toughest of them all to meet or exceed. Kiarmor protects every bit as well as pure lead in the direct beam AND passes every single one of the test standards mentioned above BUT it does something better than any other material available in the world today, it drastically...

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Step by Step Guide to Understanding kV, keV and Efficiency of Kiarmor Bi-layer in Comparison to Lead-free or Composite Materials 1. kV is the voltage (Kilovolts = 1000s of volts) across the X-ray lamp that generates the keV (Kilo Step by Step Guide to Understanding kV, X-ray energy for the main beam. (Not to Electron Volts) spectrum (wavelength bandwidth) ofkeV and Efficiency of Kiarmor Bi-layer be in Comparison to Lead-free or Composite Materials confused with keV). 1. 2. The keV X-ray spectrum rangesof volts) across the X-ray lamp that generates the keV (Kiloused in the kV is the voltage...

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KIARMOR BI-LAYER COMPARISON 3. Scatter radiation is typically 1% of the main beam. Furthermore, the higher keV energies in the main beam do not scatter as much as they pass through the patient, or object, being X-rayed, whilst the Note: The photon count on the Y axis is dependent on current/time selected, so no real scale applied. lower energies scatter more easily because they do not have the penetrating power. Therefore, if you look at the resulting keV spectrum for the scatter radiation, the top end of the keV spectrum 3. Scatter radiation is typically 1% of the main beam. Furthermore,...

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KIARMOR BI-LAYER COMPARISON 6. Current Lead-free materials Understanding kV,atomic elements, for example, Antimony, Tin, Barium Step by Step Guide to use lower weight keV and Efficiency of Kiarmor Bi-layer in Comparison to Lead-free or Composite Materials etc., to provide lighter materials that are just able to pass current test standards such as ASTM and IEC 61331-1. However, these elements have K-edges in the critical area of keV in terms of absorbed 4. Absorbed dose is is not picked up by the test standards. Higher atomic That is the lower ranges ofas Lead or dose, which created from...

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KIARMOR BI-LAYER COMPARISON 7. By arranging Lead-free materials as a Bi-layer, with a lower atomic weight element at the top (for example, Antimony) and a higher atomic weight element at the bottom (for example, Bismuth), the K-edge effect is nullified and the additional photons created by the fluorescence of the lower atomic weight element is absorbed by the higher atomic weight element (Fig 6). Step by Step Guide to Understanding kV, keV and Efficiency of Kiarmor Bi-layer in Comparison to Lead-free or Composite Materials Fig 6 - Attenuation Properties of a Bi-layer Lead-free Material...

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LEEDS UNIVERSITY SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT Full 10 Page Preliminary Report available online at Infabcorp.com/leeds Kemmetech Bi-layer Project Supplementary Report : Bismuth and Antimony Samples Dr. Amanda Fender and Dr. David Brettle, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 5th October 2012 This report contains material that is intended for Kemmetech only and is subject to the terms of the nondisclosure agreement that is in place between Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Kemmetech. These are preliminary results and may be altered after further scrutiny of the experimental data. Introduction This...

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LEEDS UNIVERSITY SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT skin dose / skin dose for 0.25 mm Pb Figure 1: H*(10) for each bi-layer sample and the lead free composite material normalised to the H*(10) for 0.25 mm lead foil. Red bars RxBx (lead closest to tube), blue bars BxRx (antimony closest to tube), grey bar LF1 (lead free composite). Figure 2: H’(0.07) for each bi-layer sample and the lead free composite material normalised to the H’(0.07) for 0.25 mm lead foil. Red bars RxBx (lead closest to tube), blue bars BxRx (antimony closest to tube), grey bar LF1 (lead composite). Discussion and conclusions...

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KIARMOR: A nEw STANDARD OF RADIATION PROTECTION • The lightest and most flexible radiation protection material available • Provides 20% greater protection against absorbed dose when compared to Standard Lead products • Provides 40% greater protection against absorbed dose when compared to Lead-free, or low-Lead composites • Tested and certified to IEC 61331-1:1994; IEC 61331-1:2013/2014 (Draft); ASTM F2547-06 and DIN 6857-1, designed specifically to test Lead-free and low-Lead composites National physical laboratory test results & Certification KIARMOR Bi-layer materials have been tested...

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TERMS Absorbed Dose: All X-Ray procedures expose people to a quantity of radiation. Absorbed dose describes the measure of ionizing radiation that remains in the body or organs. A 0.25mm LE Apron allows approximately 10% penetration of source radiation (90% attenuation). At 0.5mm LE this becomes 2% (98% attenuation). The difference is five times - or 500%. KIARMOR’s ultra-lightweight, Lead-free composition lets medical personnel work longer, with the highest level of protection at a fraction of the weight. Infab Corporation 3651 Via Pescador Camarillo, CA, USA 93012 Phone: 805-987-5255 Fax:...

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