A radiation attenuation system for use with Computed Tomography procedures
and a Computed Tomography having a radiation attenuation system are
disclosed. The radiation disclosed attenuation system includes a shield
made of a flexible radiation attenuation material and an interface
supporting the shield at the Computed Tomography machine. The interface
allows the shield to be selectively added to and removed from the
Computed Tomography machine. The disclosed Computed Tomography machine
includes a gantry defining an opening through which a patient table is at
least partially inserted during a Computed Tomography procedure and a
housing enclosing the gantry without substantially covering the opening
and remaining fixed relative thereto. The housing is at least partially
defined by a front panel that is formed of a substrate and a radiation
attenuation material. The radiation attenuation material is in the form
of a flexible sheet and is fixed relative to the substrate. The radiation
attenuation material attenuates radiation that would otherwise pass
through the front panel during the Computed Tomography procedure.