Patent ID: 7767990

Claim:
A radiation attenuation system for attenuating radiation during lateral radiographic imaging of an object, the system comprising: a first radiation attenuating barrier substantially conformable to the object and configured to at least partially cover the object, the first radiation attenuating barrier having a fenestration area defining at least one opening that provides unobstructed access to the object; and a second radiation attenuating barrier having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being coupled to the first radiation attenuation barrier, the second portion being selectively movable relative to the first portion and the first radiation attenuating barrier between a collapsed position and a generally upright position, the second portion being substantially coplanar with the first portion when in the collapsed position, wherein the first portion is coupled to the first radiation attenuating barrier at a position offset from the at least one opening so that the second portion substantially overlaps the first radiation attenuating barrier when in the collapsed position rather than the fenestration area so that the at least one opening of the fenestration area still provides unobstructed access to the object when the second portion is in the collapsed position.