1 Scope and object
1.1 Scope
This part of International Standard IEC 61331 applies to protective devices such as protective clothing for the protection of persons against X-radiation up to 150 kV, during radiological examinations and interventional procedures.
NOTE Protective devices are not intended by themselves to provide complete protection of persons, but are used to reduce the dose to persons where other methods of protection against X-radiation are insufficient or not applicable.