do radiation protection gloves actually protect you in a primary x-ray (85kV, 100mAs) beam?!

in this experiment, i am testing the shielding capability of both a light bismuth glove as well as a heavy lead glove as compared to no protection at all.

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[willman20008]

whereabouts did you do this? what do you mean by 'reroute the transformer power?'

[bionerd23]

@willman20008

there's one transformer that feeds two x-ray stations. you can re-route the power to either station, but cannot use both at once.

[mbthepixelkiller]

What means 100mAs?

[bionerd23]

@mbthepixelkiller

miliampere-seconds, so it's ampere multiplied with time.

[83CyborgX1]

What exactly are the lead gloves ment to be used for? Changing source needles of the machine for the cancer therapy?

[bionerd23]

@83CyborgX1

lol no, changing those sources for radiation therapy can only be done remotely (robots arms visible through lead glass), for example, or entirely machines. the gloves would still offer no sufficient protection by far!

however, as people said before, those gloves are used to e.g. restrain patients or when you need to operate under x-ray control.

[willman20008]

whereabouts did you do this?

[iammrpope]

@bionerd23

well ill be that 50/% genepool, i like arts and blargh. rearing the kids to 15 wouldent be so bad, you could teach them to appreciate science and thinking for themselves, teach them to change their diapers and what have you

[Imabug01]

@83CyborgX1 the most common use for lead gloves like these are for restraining patients when necessary, particularly small children that can't or won't hold still for an x-ray

[Imabug01]

@alfaradiation Lead gloves are usually 0.5 mm lead equivalent thickness

[bionerd23]

@1ownjoo2

exactly, i agree. uranium reactors are a replacable risk now, though, at least and especially in our countries (USA, germany). well, i think i'll have to do a video statement about this. check beck in a few hrs.