Lead Garment Care, Cleaning, and Inspection Services
RCS handles your lead garment cleaning, repair, scanning, and tracking — so your staff can stay focused on care. Trusted by 500+ healthcare teams nationwide for over a decade.
1+ Million
X-ray garments serviced
43 States
served by RCS
500+ Teams
use RCS services
10+ Years
as X-ray garment care experts
Why Hospitals Trust RCS
RadCare Services is the nation’s first and only full-service platform dedicated exclusively to X-ray garment care for hospitals. Our founders wore sweaty, stained, smelly, torn, and compromised X-ray garments in surgical cases every day and experienced the consequences of contaminated lead garments firsthand. We developed a comprehensive system that handles every aspect of garment management from deep cleaning and repairs to inventory tracking and compliance documentation.
- Cleaning & Disinfection
- Annual X-ray Inspections
- Inventory Management
Maintain & Manage Lead Garments
- Deep Cleaning & Disinfection
- X-ray Annual Inspections
- Garment Repairs
- Inventory Tracking
- Compliance Records
- Safe Disposal
Protect With New Garments & Accessories
- Lead Aprons
- Thyroid Shields
- Lead Skirts
- Protective Eyewear
- Lead Vests
- Maternity Aprons
How We Keep
Radiology Surgery Cardiology
Teams Protected
RCS uses a proven multi-step process that goes far beyond surface-level wipes. We put every piece through our rigorous inspection, deep cleaning, disinfection, repair, X-ray scanning, and inventory tracking system that follows AORN, The Joint Commission, and CDC standards before returning them fully documented in our RadComply® software.
Disinfection
All garments are cleaned and sanitized using a proprietary process aligned with CDC requirements.
Garment Repair
We repair routine wear-and-tear damage on your garments during their scheduled service cycle.
Annual X-ray Inspection
We X-ray scan all garments annually to verify structural integrity and maintain compliance standards.
Inventory Management
Our team updates your inventory in RadComply® to track garment servicing and provide instant access to all records for surveys and audits.
Garment Disposal
Our EPA-approved disposal program provides a streamlined, responsible solution for retiring end-of-life garments.
New Garments
New garments are tagged, scanned, and inventoried before delivery to your facility.
Founded Through Experience. Driven to Protect.
Both RCS founders contracted ringworm from wearing contaminated hospital-owned lead garments in two separate healthcare networks. This personal experience revealed a dangerous gap in healthcare safety: X-ray garments were being completely overlooked in cleaning protocols, putting staff and patients at risk every day.
Pathogens found on lead garments across hospitals & departments:
- Ringworm
- Enterococcus
- Klebsiella
- Staph a
- MRSA
“We’ve raised our standard of care by partnering with RCS. They’re now part of our team’s culture.” — Lynette S.
How To Get Started
Starting with RCS is simple. We assess your facility’s needs, design a service plan to match, and handle every detail. Your garments stay compliant, and your team stays focused.
Schedule Your Consultation
Connect with our team to discuss your current garment inventory, department needs, and compliance requirements.
Choose Your Service Model
Select RadOnsite for convenient on-site pickup and delivery, or RadShip for a streamlined shipping-based solution with loaner garments included.
Experience Seamless Service
RCS handles your lead garment program from end to end, while you access real-time inventory, compliance data, and X-ray scan results in RadComply.
Lead aprons are heavy enough. Managing them doesn’t have to be.
Lead Garment Cleaning & Care: What Every Hospital Needs to Know
Clean Those Leads
Hospital-owned lead garments require professional deep cleaning, not just surface wipes. RCS follows a proven two-step cleaning and disinfection process that meets AORN, The Joint Commission, and CDC standards to eliminate bacteria, viruses, fungi, and spores.
Save Time
RCS customers save an average of 13 minutes per garment by eliminating the need for staff to perform manual X-ray scans, track inventory spreadsheets, and manage repair schedules. Our service frees your radiology techs and clinical staff to focus on patient care instead of garment management.
84% Of Lead Vest Are Contaminated
A Wayne State University study found that 84% of lead aprons tested positive for Ringworm and Staphylococcus aureus, with 12% colonized by MRSA. Contaminated protective equipment puts both healthcare workers and patients at risk of infection.
Wipes Aren’t Enough
Surface wipes alone are clinically proven ineffective for properly disinfect lead garments. True disinfection requires a two-step process: friction-based cleaning followed by proper disinfection using bactericidal, viricidal, fungicidal, and sporicidal solutions.