[Intl_DxMedPhys] Lead Device Recall [EXTERNAL]

[Mike Nimmo]

Thanks Andrew. I did not have all of the recall details, and this is
helpful. I'm wondering if anyone on the list was a part of these claims
made by their customers.

On Thu, Feb 12, 2026 at 10:53 AM Najjar, Andrew <
Andrew.Najjar at childrens.harvard.edu> wrote:

> Courtesy of Carl Granlund, RSO at Johns Hopkins.
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> *Subject:* [Intl_DxMedPhys] Lead Device Recall [EXTERNAL]
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> ** External Email - Caution **
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> Hello All, Some of my facilities have asked me about a voluntary recall
> published by a major lead device manufacturer. The reason given for the
> recall is as follows: "We initiated this recall after receiving customer
> reports indicating
> Hello All,
>
> Some of my facilities have asked me about a voluntary recall published by
> a major lead device manufacturer. The reason given for the recall is as
> follows:
>
> "We initiated this recall after receiving customer reports indicating that
> certain radiation protection
>
> garments manufactured and received during the specified time period
> experienced varying levels of
>
> attenuation degradation over time."
>
> Does anyone have more information about this recall? My facilities want to
> provide communication to the individual users about the level of shielding
> that they actually received from these products but the company hasn't
> provided any data to my knowledge.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Mike Nimmo
>


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Mike Nimmo
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