A radiation protection system for protecting medical personnel from radiation being applied from a radiation source to a patient positioned ON a table. The system includes a shield for positioning above the table having an inner frame sized and shaped for receiving the patient when the patient is positioned ON the table and a plurality of rods extending outward from the inner frame. The shield also has an outer frame surrounding the inner frame and connected to the plurality of rods and a radiopaque flexible panel attached to the rods.
