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1. A radiation protection system for shielding medical personnel from most radiation from an x-ray emitter and from x-ray scattering during radiologic procedures in which the medical personnel operate in close proximity to a patient on an x-ray table, comprising: a radiation-shielding wall separating the medical personnel from the x-ray emitter and having an opening around the x-ray table;  a radiation-shielding screen attached to the x-ray table and interposed between the patient and the medical personnel; and  a radiation-shielding flexible interface joining said wall with the x-ray table and said screen, said flexible interface having a flexible radiation-resistant skirt covering said opening in said wall. 2. A radiation protection system according to  claim 1  wherein said screen has an instrument port through which the medical personnel can operate on the patient. claim 1 3. A radiation protection system according to  claim 2  further comprising a radiation-shielding cloak attached to said screen around said instrument port. claim 2 4. A radiation protection system according to  claim 1  wherein said screen has a control port through which the medical personnel can control the x-ray table. claim 1 5. A radiation protection system according to  claim 1  wherein said screen is movably attached to the x-ray table such that said screen can be retracted and extended. claim 1 6. A radiation protection system according to  claim 1  wherein said screen is comprised of a plurality of screen supports slidably attached to the x-ray table and a radiation-resistant partition attached to said screen supports. claim 1 7. A radiation protection system according to  claim 1  wherein said interface is comprised of a plurality of flexible joints connecting said wall with the x-ray table and said skirt is attached to said joints and joins said wall with said screen. claim 1 8. A radiation protection system for shielding medical personnel from most radiation from an x-ray emitter and from x-ray scattering during radiologic procedures in which the medical personnel operate with surgical equipment in an operating region adjacent to a patient on an x-ray table, comprising: a radiation-shielding cubicle surrounding the medical personnel in the operating region and extending over the x-ray table adjacent to the operating region, said cubicle having a wall with an opening around the x-ray table;  a radiation-shielding screen attached to the x-ray table and interposed between the x-ray table and the medical personnel; and  a radiation-shielding flexible interface circumferentially joining said cubicle with the x-ray table and said screen, said flexible interface having a flexible radiation-resistant skirt covering said opening in said wall. 9. A radiation protection system according to  claim 8  wherein said screen has an instrument port through which the medical personnel operate on the patient with the surgical equipment. claim 8 10. A radiation protection system according to  claim 9  further comprising a radiation-shielding cloak attached to said screen and surrounding the surgical equipment around said instrument port. claim 9 11. A radiation protection system according to  claim 8  wherein said screen has a control port through which the medical personnel can control the x-ray table. claim 8 12. A radiation protection system according to  claim 8  wherein said screen is movably attached to the x-ray table such that said screen can be retracted and extended. claim 8 13. A radiation protection system according to  claim 8  wherein said screen is comprised of a plurality of screen supports slidably attached to the x-ray table and a radiation-resistant partition attached to said screen supports. claim 8 14. A radiation protection system according to  claim 8  wherein said interface is comprised of a plurality of flexible joints connecting said cubicle with the x-ray table and said flexible radiation-resistant skirt is attached to said joints and joins said cubicle with said screen. claim 8 15. A radiation protection system according to  claim 8  wherein said cubicle has a half-wall separating the operating region from the x-ray table. claim 8 16. A radiation protection system according to  claim 8  wherein said cubicle has a shelf for placing surgical equipment. claim 8 17. A radiation protection system according to  claim 8  wherein said cubicle has an access panel for passing surgical equipment. claim 8 18. A radiation protection system according to  claim 8  wherein said cubicle has a tubing port for running surgical equipment. claim 8 19. A process for shielding medical personnel from an x-ray emitter and x-ray scattering in an operating region in close proximity to a patient on an x-ray table, the steps comprising: isolating the operating region from the x-ray emitter with a radiation-shielding wall and a radiation-shielding flexible interface;  covering the patient with a radiation-shielding screen adjacent to the operating region; and  joining said wall and said screen with said flexible interface.