Designation:D7866−14aStandardSpecificationforRadiationAttenuatingProtectiveGloves1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7866;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.Note—Subsection1.1wascorrectededitoriallyandtheyeardatewaschangedonDecember1,2014.1.Scope1.1Todescribetherequirementsforpackagedprotectivegloveswithradiationattenuatingpropertiesintendedtoprotecttheoperatororotherpersonsfromunnecessaryexposuretoradiationduringradiologicalproceduresbyprovidinganat-tenuatingbarriertoradiation.Minimumattenuationvalueswillbedefined.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F2547TestMethodforDeterminingtheAttenuationProp-ertiesinaPrimaryX-rayBeamofMaterialsUsedtoProtectAgainstRadiationGeneratedDuringtheUseofX-rayEquipment3.Classification3.1Glovescompoundedfromnaturalrubberlatex,rubbercementorsyntheticpolymers.4.MaterialsandManufacture4.1Anynaturalorsyntheticcompoundwithlead,bismuth,tungsten,barium,orothermetalliccontentthatpermitstheglovetomeettherequirementsofthisspecification.5.AttenuationRequirements5.1Theradiationattenuationofthegloveshallbedeter-minedbyusingTestMethodF2547.5.1.1Samplesizeshallbe13gloves.5.1.2A5by5cmsquaresampleshallbetakenfromthethinnestportionoftheglove(eitherthepalm,cuff,orfinger).5.2AradiationattenuationglovemustattenuatepertheminimumvaluesshowninthefollowingtableateachkVplevel:60kVp80kVp100kVp120kVp29%22%18%15%6.LabelingRequirements6.1ThefinalglovepackagingshallbelabeledasaRadia-tionAttenuatingProtectiveGlove.6.2Theaverageattenuationvaluesforthegloveshallbeincludedontheglovepackaging.7.Keywo...
