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Imaging body armor.

H Theodore Harcke·David A Schauer·Robert M Harris·Steven C Campman·Gael J Lonergan
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This study examined the feasibility of performing radiographic studies on patients wearing standard-issue body armor. The Kevlar helmet, fragmentation vest, demining suit sleeve, and armor plate were studied with plain film and computed tomography in a simulated casualty situation. We found that the military helmet contains metal screws and metal clips in the headband, but diagnostic computed tomographic images can be obtained. Kevlar, the principal component of soft armor, has favorable photon attenuation characteristics. Plate armor of composite material also did not limit radiographic studies. Therefore, when medically advantageous, patients can be examined radiographically while wearing standard military body armor. Civilian emergency rooms should be aware of these observations because law enforcement officers wear similar protective armor.

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ExtremitiesFeasibility StudiesHeadHead Protective DevicesHumansMilitary PersonnelProtective ClothingRadiography, ThoracicTomography, X-Ray ComputedUnited StatesJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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H Theodore Harcke, David A Schauer, Robert M Harris, Steven C Campman, Gael J Lonergan. 2002. Imaging body armor.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11977874/

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