Portable radiation protection enclosure device

A self-supporting radiation shield is described comprising: a radiation protective sheet; and frame means supporting said radiation protective sheet, said frame means including arcuate skeletal means, about which said radiation protective sheet is wrapped, for defining a partial enclosure which protects front and side portions of a user's body from radiation when the user is positioned within said partial enclosure and for increasing the stability of said shield wherein said frame means includes an arcuate tubular base member, an arcuate tubular chest member and a plurality of vertically oriented tubular connecting members which connect said tubular base member and said tubular chest member in substantially parallel, spaced relation, with said partial enclosure being defined by said arcuate tubular chest and base members as being cylindrical to an extent sufficient to protect substantially all of said front and side portions of the user's body