Thyroid Collar - Xenolite NL (No-Lead) - a lead-free, super-lightweight 2-element composite. Xenolite NL is recyclable and safe for non-hazardous disposal, Lead-vinyl is 40% heavier. 0.50 Pb lead protection.
XENOLITE No-Lead
Competitive Feature Benefits
The following
is a fact-based* comparison of XENOLITE NO-LEAD versus other lead-free aprons in
the USA. These competitive aprons are all based on tin or tin-antimony
attenuating materials, whereas XENOLITE NO-LEAD is a scientifically balanced,
proprietary, patented mixture of two complementary attenuating elements
providing lighter weight and better protection
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XENOLITE NO-LEAD
is the world's lightest-weight apron material when compared at equal protection
(80 kV-120kV).
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Tin-based
competitive materials are 15 to 30% heavier for the same protection.
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XENOLITE NO-LEAD
delivers and guarantees its stated mm Pb protection at 100 kV. Most tin-based
products are designed and tested at only 80 kV which is their peak protection.
They do not provide the stated/label protection at 100 kV where there is two to
three times greater transmission and exposure than at 80 kV.
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XENOLITE NO-LEAD
is the only lead-free material in the USA which meets the tough new IEC world
standard for apron protection (IEC 61331-3/1) at both the 80 kV & 100 kV test
levels, with 0.15/0.25 mID Cu filtration.
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Several
scientific papers have been written about the XENOLITE NO-LEAD innovative
technology. It has been tested and approved by hospitals and government
agencies in over 10 countries, complying with DIN, JIS and CE marking EC
requirements.
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At the high kV of
some: special procedures (120 kV) the tin-based competitors lose over 20% of
their protection. They are well below 0.40mm Pb. This means a 70% higher
exposure. XENOLITE NO-LEAD provides the most consistent protection over the
range 60 kV-125 kV and has up to 20% lower transmissions.
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Beware of aprons
with labels that do not show protection as mm Pb but only as % attenuation.
They may be disguising true protection values. One apron states "> 84%
attenuation at 100 kV". This means 16% is getting through, two to three times
more exposure than XENOLITE NO-LEAD'S 0.50 mm Pb apron and almost double its
0.35mm Pb apron.
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XENOLITE NO-LEAD
is the only truly recyclable material and it is re-used to make new aprons.
Alternatively, it can be incinerated or safety disposed of in municipal
landfills as a non-hazardous wast. It contains no toxic heavy metals.
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XENOLITE NO-LEAD
is latex-free and does no use plasticized PVC/vinyl. PVC/vinyl contains both
chlorinated hydrocarbons (a toxic hazard when incinerated) and phthalate
plasticizers (a group of compounds in which several are banned due to toxicity).
* Test data from Lfas Tests (Spring 2003) and
Columbia University New York, NY. (2004)