Description:
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 ? XENOLITE NO-LEAD is the world's lightest-weight apron material when compared at equal protection (80 kV-120kV). ? Tin-based competitive materials are 15 to 30% heavier for the same protection. ? 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. ? 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. ? 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. ? 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. ? 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. ? 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. ? 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) |