Designation:F3094−14StandardTestMethodforDeterminingProtectionProvidedbyX-rayShieldingGarmentsUsedinMedicalX-rayFluoroscopyfromSourcesofScatteredX-Rays1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF3094;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThistestmethodestablishesaprocedureformeasuringtherelativereductionintheintensityofX-radiationprovidedbyshieldinggarmentstothehumanuserunderconditionssimulatingactualuse.1.2ThistestmethodprovidesaconditionsimulatingX-raysgeneratedbetween60and130kVthatarescatteredthroughanangleof90°byawaterequivalentmaterial.1.3Thistestmethodappliestobothleadedandno-leadedradiationprotectivematerials.1.4Thistestmethodprovidesamethodforinclusionofsecondaryradiationsgeneratedwithintheprotectivematerialintoamorerealisticevaluationofradiationprotection.1.5ThevaluesgiveninSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.SomespecifichazardsstatementsaregiveninSection7.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F1494TerminologyRelatingtoProtectiveClothingF2547TestMethodforDeterminingtheAttenuationProp-ertiesinaPrimaryX-rayBeamofMaterialsUsedtoProtectAgainstRadiationGeneratedDuringtheUseofX-rayEquipment2.2IECStandard:3IEC61331-1Ed.2.0ProtectiveDevicesAgainstDiagnosticMedicalX-radiation:Part1–DeterminationofAttenua-tionPropertiesofMaterials3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1attenuation,n—forradiologicalprotectivematerial,thefractionalreductionintheintensityoftheX-raybeamresultingfromtheinteractionsbetweentheX-raybeamandtheprotectivematerialwhentheX-raybeampass...
