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Have you heard that NCRP now recommends against routine patient shielding? Some wonder: does this mean workers can stop wearing protective equipment too? The answer is no. NCRP Statement No. 13 applies only to patient gonadal shielding—not occupational protection. The AAPM explicitly states that "occupational radiation exposures are not impacted in any way" by these changes. For interventional healthcare workers facing cumulative career-long exposure, your lead aprons and thy

ORSIF applauds the Arizona State Legislature for taking a groundbreaking step toward protecting healthcare workers from occupational radiation exposure. This week, the Arizona Senate Health and Human Services Committee, chaired by Senator Carine Werner, unanimously advanced three bills designed to establish first-in-the-nation protections for doctors, nurses, and technicians who work in interventional fluoroscopy environments.