Radiology room requirements are a paradox.
X ray room door requirements.
Location of x ray installation it should be located as far away from area of high occupancy and general traffic such as maternity and pediatrics wards 2.
Room size it must be spacious enough to.
Yet they must be somewhat fluid to accommodate advances in imaging technology and new procedures that have a host of associated equipment.
Ray bar neutron shielded doors with borated polyethylene and lead filled cores available swinging or sliding for shielding thermal neutrons or fast neutrons and high energy x ray gamma radiation in oncology cancer therapy radiation rooms and linear accelerators meeting ncrp reports 38 51 and 79.
Any doors or windows into the x ray room must provide the same radiation barrier as the walls in which they are located.
Any lead glass occurring in a shielded door must be x ray safety glass and permanently labeled for meeting the impact resistance requirements of ansi z97 1 and cpsc 16 cfr 1201 category 2.
Rooms are typically smaller in size from 10 0 x 12 0 and up to 16 0 x 20 0 and require shielded walls x ray glass control window minimum 18 x 18 or larger for a clear view of patient and procedures and shielded door s.
Imaging rooms require solid construction to support 1 000 pound overhead tube cranes as well as lead linings to contain x ray scatter.
While planning a radiation facility following features are important.