Patent ID: 8439564

Claim:
A radiation protection device for an x-ray source and an x-ray imaging device, the radiation protection device comprising: a first radiation shield having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first radiation shield positioned around the x-ray source, the second end of the first radiation shield being adapted to contact a body of a patient; a second radiation shield having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second radiation shield positioned around the x-ray imaging device, the second end of the second radiation shield being adaptable to contact the body of the patient at a location which receives x-rays from the x-ray source; a first soft, conformable edge surrounding the second end of the first radiation shield for contacting a surface of the body of the patient; and a second soft, conformable edge surrounding the second end of the second radiation shield for contacting a surface of the body of the patient.