Protective Material Guide
Burlington Medical is on a mission to provide you with the most effective protective material available. We offer six different types of material with exceptional attenuation properties. All six protective materials are offered in thicknesses of 0.25mm, 0.35mm, and 0.5mm to offer the best options to fit your needs.


THE LIGHTEST ATTENUATION MATERIAL ON THE MARKET XENOLITE 800 NL (No Lead)
XENOLITE “NL” is a lead-free, super-lightweight, flexible and recyclable x-radiation protection material, using a mixture of two attenuating elements, antimony and tungsten, in a mixture optimized for minimum area-weight and maximum attenuation in the key diagnostic imaging range of 80-100 kv.
LEAD-FREE
XENOLITE®800-NLE-S: a lead-free, super-lightweight, 800-NL is recyclable and safe for non-hazardous disposal.
XENOLITE® Strata 500: a lead-free, lightweight, Strata 500 is recyclable and safe for non-hazardous disposal.
LIGHT WEIGHT LEAD COMPOSITE
TRUELITE (Internationally): TrueLite is a lightweight lead composite material that has been offered for over 15 years.
XENOLITE®600-B: the original lightweight composite, three-element material, with some lead content. 600-B is mid-priced and recyclable.
LEAD
Cost Cruncher (Lead 900): a 100% lead-based material, Cost Cruncher is the traditional protective material, used frequently by technicians who do not require extended intervals of time for apron use. It is a lower-priced, non-weight sensitive product used for gamma-radiation (Nuclear Medicine) applications, as well as x-ray procedures (CT-assist, thorax) over 120 kV.

