so why is it that when i'm x-raying animals at work, i am required to wear:

a) a badge that registers the amount of radiation that i'm exposed to over the course of a month
b) a lead smock (that covers said badge)
c) a lead neck cuff to protect my thyroid gland, and
d) lead gloves

but...there is nothing covering my face and head. ??? god forbid any of that radiation hit my pinky finger...but my brain? eh, apparently that's ok. eyes? hell, you've got two, right?