Patent ID: 7667215

Claim:
A radiation shield, comprising: a frame ( 201 ); a plurality of curtain supports ( 212 ) supported by the frame ( 201 ); and a plurality of slats ( 214 ) coupled with the plurality of curtain supports ( 212 ) and arranged to form a first curtain ( 202 ) having a non-planar shape, each of the plurality of slats comprising a radiation attenuating material, wherein the non-planar shape is defined in part by an apex ( 216 ) and a base ( 215 ), and wherein the apex ( 216 ) is formed of at least one apex slat of the plurality of slats and the base ( 215 ) is formed of two co-planar base slats of the plurality of slats that are separated from the apex and also are laterally spaced apart from each other at about equal distances on either side of a center axis ( 240 ) that extends from a plane passing through the two base slats to a plane passing through the at least one apex slat, wherein the at least one apex slat and each of the two base slats are substantially parallel.