A surgical frame incorporating an electromagnetic-radiation imaging device and a radiation-mitigation system for use with the surgical frame comprising: the surgical frame comprising a first support portion, a second support portion, a main beam, a translating beam, and the electromagnetic-radiation imaging device, the main beam being spaced from the ground by at least the first support portion and the second support portion, the translating beam being positioned under the main beam, being moveably attached at a first end thereof relative to the first support portion and moveably attached at a second end thereof relative to the second support portion, and being moveable between a first position at or adjacent a first lateral side of the surgical frame and a second position at or adjacent a second lateral side of the surgical frame, the electromagnetic-radiation imaging device including an emitter and a receiver, the emitter being attached relative to the translating beam underneath the main beam, and the receiver being supported by the electromagnetic-radiation device over the main beam; and the radiation-mitigation system (400, 520, 540, 540') comprising a first portion (402, 522) positioned adjacent the first lateral side of the surgical frame and a second portion (404, 524) positioned adjacent the second lateral side of the surgical frame, each of the first portion (402, 522) and the second portion (404, 524) of the radiation-mitigation system (400, 520, 540, 540') including at least one radiation shield (416, 456, 458), the at least one radiation shield of the first portion (402, 522) of the radiation-mitigation system (400, 520, 540, 540') covering and shielding at least areas underneath the main beam and adjacent the first lateral side of the surgical frame, and the at least one radiation shield (456, 458) of the second portion (404, 524) of the radiation-mitigation system (400, 520, 540, 540') covering and shielding at least areas underneath the main beam and adjacent the second lateral side of the surgical frame, wherein the emitter is positioned between the at least one radiation shield of the first portion (402, 522) and the at least one radiation shield (456, 458) of the second portion (404, 524) of the radiation-mitigation system (400, 520, 540, 540'). the surgical frame comprising a first support portion, a second support portion, a main beam, a translating beam, and the electromagnetic-radiation imaging device, the main beam being spaced from the ground by at least the first support portion and the second support portion, the translating beam being positioned under the main beam, being moveably attached at a first end thereof relative to the first support portion and moveably attached at a second end thereof relative to the second support portion, and being moveable between a first position at or adjacent a first lateral side of the surgical frame and a second position at or adjacent a second lateral side of the surgical frame, the electromagnetic-radiation imaging device including an emitter and a receiver, the emitter being attached relative to the translating beam underneath the main beam, and the receiver being supported by the electromagnetic-radiation device over the main beam; and the radiation-mitigation system (400, 520, 540, 540') comprising a first portion (402, 522) positioned adjacent the first lateral side of the surgical frame and a second portion (404, 524) positioned adjacent the second lateral side of the surgical frame, each of the first portion (402, 522) and the second portion (404, 524) of the radiation-mitigation system (400, 520, 540, 540') including at least one radiation shield (416, 456, 458), the at least one radiation shield of the first portion (402, 522) of the radiation-mitigation system (400, 520, 540, 540') covering and shielding at least areas underneath the main beam and adjacent the first lateral side of the surgical frame, and the at least one radiation shield (456, 458) of the second portion (404, 524) of the radiation-mitigation system (400, 520, 540, 540') covering and shielding at least areas underneath the main beam and adjacent the second lateral side of the surgical frame, wherein the emitter is positioned between the at least one radiation shield of the first portion (402, 522) and the at least one radiation shield (456, 458) of the second portion (404, 524) of the radiation-mitigation system (400, 520, 540, 540').