Question

When a person's teeth are being x-rayed, other body parts of

this person are covered with a protective lead blanket to
prevent

Answer 1

Answer: The reproductive body parts are covered in order to prevent the person from being rendered sterile.

Explanation: To make sure we can still reproduce in the future.

To "be rendered sterile" usually refers to a procedure that leaves a person or animal physically incapable of sexually reproducing.