Doctor Invents 'Zero Gravity' Radiation Suit

DrFrasierCrane writes "You think you feel weighed down when your dentist lays that lead apron on you to take X-rays: how about the doctors who deal with radiation treatments and have to wear those aprons all day long? A Dallas, Texas, doctor has created a 'zero gravity' radiation suit for just that problem. From the article: 'Physicians are supposed to wear a lead apron during those procedures. It is back-breakingly heavy and doesn't cover the body completely. The zero gravity suit eliminates the weight and the exposed openings.'"

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this is stupid

[ILuvRamen]

So it doesn't "weight zero" as they're implying, it doesn't modify gravity in any way, and if it's super light and not lead it probably doesn't protect completely against X-ray radiation. I mean what thin, light substance can stop X-rays? Nothing! It only stops for dense matter. So unless they sewed two spring jackets together and packed em with pixie dust and ground up unicorn horns, I don't think this is a legitimate product.