Patent Number: 052451950
Section: claims

1. A pliant X-ray attenuating protective film comprising a sheet of a thermoplastic elastomer and about 60 to 90 weight percent of a barium salt substantially homogeneously dispersed therein. 2. The film of claim 1 wherein said barium salt is barium sulfate. 3. The film of claim 2 wherein the thickness of the film is from about 0.5 to about 5 millimeters. 4. The film of claim 2 wherein the thickness of the film is from about 0.75 to about 1.25 millimeters. 5. The film of claim 4 wherein the X-ray attenuation of the film is equivalent to that of a lead foil of 0.2 millimeters in thickness. 6. An X-ray attenuating protective garment having at least one thickness of the protective film of claim 1 placed on at least selective portions thereof.