Patent ID: 11937957
Assignee: RADIACTION LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A system for shielding surroundings from radiation emitted by an X-ray system externally positioned around the periphery of a region of interest located inside an object, the system comprising:
at least one radiation shield assembly connectable to the X-ray system, said radiation shield assembly includes a support base operatively connectable to a radiation source or a radiation detector of the X-ray system, and a plurality of individually controllable radiation shield segments sequentially positioned relative to said support base and extendable towards the object;
means for determining a chosen proximity of a free end of at least one of said radiation shield segments to an opposing portion of the object; and
means for individually actuating, and extending or retracting one or more of said at least one radiation shield segments relative to said support base, until said free end is at said chosen proximity to said opposing portion of the object.