Rampart launches Lead-FreeERPD.com after six-society radiation safety consensus

Rampart has launched Lead-FreeERPD.com, an educational hub aimed at helping hospitals and clinicians adopt enhanced radiation protection devices after a landmark consensus from six major medical societies. The site packages the new guidance, evidence, and implementation tools as hospitals reassess how they protect interventional teams from occupational radiation exposure.

Why it matters: - The new consensus shifts occupational radiation safety toward engineering controls and away from relying primarily on lead aprons and other wearable protection. - Hospitals now have a new reference point for evaluating technologies meant to protect the full procedural team, not just the primary operator. - The launch could speed adoption of enhanced radiation protection devices as health systems look for practical ways to align with the new standard of care.

What happened: - Rampart launched Lead-FreeERPD.com, a new educational resource center for physicians, healthcare systems and radiation safety professionals. - The rollout follows publication of a landmark multi-society consensus statement on Enhanced Radiation Protection Devices, or ERPDs. - The consensus was issued by SCAI, ACC, ASE, HRS, SIR and SVS. - Rampart said the site is meant to translate the consensus into practical tools for hospitals.

The details: - The consensus says decades of evidence link occupational radiation exposure to cancer, orthopedic injury and pregnancy complications. - The statement calls ERPDs the new standard of care for occupational radiation safety. - It applies the Hierarchy of Controls to radiation protection and places engineering controls above personal protective equipment. - Lead aprons are described in the consensus framework as the least effective tier of protection. - The resource site includes summaries of the consensus and related editorials. - Lead-FreeERPD.com also offers educational content on the evolution of ALARA, clinical evidence, guidance for evaluating ERPD technologies and hospital implementation resources. - The site includes clinical case studies, physician experiences, videos, presentations and frequently asked questions. - The site introduces an evaluation framework centered on clinical validation, workflow compatibility, total team protection, real-time radiation awareness and measurable performance. - Rampart says the site also provides peer-reviewed publications, implementation tools, buyer’s guides, hospital evaluation checklists and clinical evidence. - The company says the launch supports healthcare organizations as they modernize radiation protection programs. - Rampart said its broader mission is to advance occupational radiation safety through clinical evidence, physician education and technologies that reduce the orthopedic burden tied to traditional lead apparel. - Rampart said more information is available at Learn more.

Between the lines: - The launch is as much an implementation play as an education play, giving hospitals a single place to interpret the consensus and compare solutions. - The emphasis on workflow compatibility and full-team protection suggests hospitals are being pushed to evaluate radiation safety as a systems issue, not just an individual equipment choice. - Rampart is positioning itself around the new consensus while also framing its own products as evidence-backed examples of the direction the field is taking.

What's next: - Hospitals and clinical leaders are expected to use the new consensus to reassess radiation protection policies, purchasing criteria and staff safety programs. - Rampart is likely to expand the resource library with additional evidence, tools and educational content as adoption questions grow. - The new standard of care will likely shape future evaluations of ERPD technologies across interventional specialties.

The bottom line: - Rampart is using a major six-society consensus to launch a hub designed to help hospitals move from traditional lead protection to ERPD-based radiation safety.