Lead use in medical shielding: pros, cons and alternative materials
by Diana Bradley, Staff Writer | November 13, 2012
International Day of Radiology 2012
From the October 2012 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
The bottom line for lead
Although lead exemption may be on the industry’s to-do list, it doesn’t rank high on it. In fact, some experts believe lead utilization in medical shielding may increase in certain areas.
“We would expect to see a growth in the use of cancer treatment centers involving high levels of lead shielding,” says Robert Wardley, chairman of Wardray Premise Ltd. So the wait will continue to see where lead’s path leads.
Names in boldface are Premium Listings.
Domestic
Robert Rumney, MRI Corporation, CA
Lou Campedelli, NELCO, MA
David Hoover, Accurate RF Shielding, Inc, OH
Vishnu Srivastava, International Medical Associates Ltd, OH
Glen Watkins, ETS-Lindgren, TX
International
Norbert Schulz, Schulz Consulting, Austria
Haitham Khoury, MEDMACK, United Arab Emirates
Horacio Jose Gomez, VCG Imagen SRL, Argentina
DOTmed Certified
Dan Kongsted, Cervius Medical, Denmark
Chand Jain, Komega Impex P. Ltd., India
Prakash Mehta, Shieldalloys India Pvt.Ltd, India
Kuldeep Chhatwal, Biomex Instruments Pvt ltd, India
DOTmed Certified
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The bottom line for lead
Although lead exemption may be on the industry’s to-do list, it doesn’t rank high on it. In fact, some experts believe lead utilization in medical shielding may increase in certain areas.
“We would expect to see a growth in the use of cancer treatment centers involving high levels of lead shielding,” says Robert Wardley, chairman of Wardray Premise Ltd. So the wait will continue to see where lead’s path leads.
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Names in boldface are Premium Listings.
Domestic
Robert Rumney, MRI Corporation, CA
Lou Campedelli, NELCO, MA
David Hoover, Accurate RF Shielding, Inc, OH
Vishnu Srivastava, International Medical Associates Ltd, OH
Glen Watkins, ETS-Lindgren, TX
International
Norbert Schulz, Schulz Consulting, Austria
Haitham Khoury, MEDMACK, United Arab Emirates
Horacio Jose Gomez, VCG Imagen SRL, Argentina
DOTmed Certified
Dan Kongsted, Cervius Medical, Denmark
Chand Jain, Komega Impex P. Ltd., India
Prakash Mehta, Shieldalloys India Pvt.Ltd, India
Kuldeep Chhatwal, Biomex Instruments Pvt ltd, India
DOTmed Certified
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