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A garment for use during procedures that expose a portion of a user to high energy radiation from a radiation source, comprising:a disposable short-use flexible garment member;said disposable short-use flexible garment member having an opening for encircling the user's waist and having two openings for receiving the user's legs;a means for removably securing said disposable short-use flexible garment member on said user prior to receiving said high energy radiation;a first pocket defining member located on an outer surface of said disposable short-use flexible garment member for removably receiving a first flexible shielding member there withinsaid disposable short-use flexible garment member extending beyond a side edge of said first pocket defining member;at least one attachment portion located on the outer surface of said disposable short-use flexible garment member for attaching a second flexible shielding member, wherein the attachment portion is positioned relative to the first pocket defining member such that when the second flexible shielding member is attached via the attachment portion it partially overlaps the first flexible shielding member within the first pocket defining member. 2. A garment, according to claim 1, wherein:the at least one attachment portion for attaching said second flexible shielding member is a second pocket defining member. 3. A garment, according to claim 1, wherein:said means for securing said disposable short-use flexible garment member on said user further comprises, at least one means for releasably securing said disposable short-use flexible garment member on said user selected from the group comprising:an adhesive member, a mechanical securing member, a magnetic member, a string-tie member, a strap member, a mechanical snap member, a hook-and-loop based mechanical fastener member; and an elastic member. 4. A garment, according to claim 1, wherein:the at least one attachment portion includes at least one of a removable pocket defining member, a pocket defining member immovably fixed to said disposable short-use flexible garment member, a hook-and-loop based mechanical fastener system, a mechanical snap member, a string-tie member, a strap member, and an adhesive member. 5. A garment, according to claim 1, wherein:said disposable short-use flexible garment member is constructed from at least one of a woven layer material and a non-woven layer material. 6. A garment, according to claim 5, wherein:said disposable short-use flexible garment member is constructed from said non-woven layer material; andsaid non-woven layer material is one of an inelastic material and an elastic material. 7. A garment, according to claim 1, further comprising:a plurality of additional pocket defining members located on an outer surface of said disposable short-use flexible garment member defining a respective plurality of pocket locations for removably receiving a respective plurality of flexible shielding members there-within during a use thereof. 8. A garment, according to claim 1, wherein:said first pocket defining member extends from the top of the garment down to between the garment's leg openings on the front side of the user's body. 9. A garment according to claim 8, further comprising an additional pocket defining member from the top of the garment down to between the garment's leg openings on the rear side of the user's body. 10. A garment according to claim 1, wherein said means for securing said disposable short-use flexible garment member on said user further comprises an elastic waist member for securing the garment around the user's waist. 11. A garment for use during procedures that expose a portion of a user to high energy radiation from a radiation source, comprising:a disposable short-use flexible garment member;said disposable short-use flexible garment member having a length greater than a width, wherein the width is between about 2 inches to about 5 inches;a means for removably securing the garment around a user's neck wherein the length of the garment member encircles the user's neck;a means for removably securing said disposable short-use flexible garment member around the user's neck prior to receiving said high energy radiationa pocket defining member on said disposable short-use flexible garment member for removably receiving a flexible shielding member therewithin;a means for removably securing a second flexible shielding member to the outer surface of said short-use flexible garment member, wherein said second flexible shielding member is positionable such that it overlaps said first shielding member. 12. A garment for use during procedures that expose a portion of a user to high energy radiation from a radiation source, comprising:a generally rectangular disposable short-use flexible garment member having a front panel and a back panel;said disposable short-use flexible garment member further comprising a means for removably securing said disposable short-use flexible garment member on said user prior to receiving said high energy radiation wherein the front panel lays against the user's front and the back panel lays against the user's back;said means for removably securing the garment on the user includes at least one of an adhesive member, a mechanical securing member, a magnetic member, a string-tie member, a strap member, a mechanical snap member, a hook-and-loop based mechanical fastener member; and an elastic member;a pocket defining member located on an outer surface of the front panel of said disposable short-use flexible garment member for removably receiving a first flexible shielding member there within; anda means for removably securing a second flexible shielding member to an external region of the front panel of said disposable short-use flexible garment member, wherein said second flexible shielding member is positionable such that it overlaps a portion of said first flexible shielding member. 13. A garment, according to claim 12, wherein said means for removably securing a second flexible shielding member includes at least one of a removable pocket defining member, a pocket defining member immovably fixed to said disposable short-use flexible garment member, a hook-and-loop based mechanical fastener system, a mechanical snap member, a string-tie member, a strap member, and an adhesive member. 14. A garment for use during procedures that expose a portion of a user to high energy radiation from a radiation source, comprising:a generally rectangular disposable short-use flexible garment member having a front panel and a back panel;said disposable short-use flexible garment member further comprising a means for removably securing said disposable short-use flexible garment member on said user prior to receiving said high energy radiation, wherein the front panel lays against the user's front and the back panel lays against the user's back;said means for removably securing the garment on the user includes at least one of an adhesive member, a mechanical securing member, a magnetic member, a string-tie member, a strap member, a mechanical snap member, a hook-and-loop based mechanical fastener member; and an elastic member;a first pocket defining member located on an outer surface of the front panel of said disposable short-use flexible garment member for removably receiving a first flexible shielding member there within; anda second pocket defining member for removably receiving a second flexible shielding member, wherein the second pocket defining member is positioned relative to the first pocket defining member such that when the second flexible shielding member is placed in the second pocket defining member it partially overlaps the first flexible shielding member when placed in the first pocket defining member.