Fig. 2

Tear (yellow arrow) evolution in a lead-free vest that was sent yearly to the manufacturer for repair. The X-ray opaque grid to measure the tears is seen in the upper left, bottom left and bottom right picture. The dark patch (red asterisk) is a piece of lead-free fabric that is placed over the tear at the left arm hole. In 2019, a new tear emerged right beside the repair patch. The round sphere shows the tennis ball to identify the tear more easily. In 2020, after two repairs, a big tear of ± 300 mm² is clearly visible. In 2021, after three repairs, another big tear formed beside the repair patch