Structural Shielding Design For Medical X-ray Imaging Facilities

NCRP REPORT No. 147 Structural Shielding Design for Medical X-Ray Imaging Facilities Recommendations of the NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND MEASUREMENTS Issued November 19, 2004 Revised March 18, 2005 National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 400 / Bethesda, MD 20814 LEGAL NOTICE This Report was prepared by the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP). The Council strives to provide accurate, complete and useful information in its documents. However, neither NCRP, the members of NCRP, other persons contributing to or assisting in the preparation of this Report, nor any person acting on the behalf of any of these parties: (a) makes any warranty or representation, express or implied, with respect to the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of the information contained in this Report, or that the use of any information, method or process disclosed in this Report may not infringe on privately owned rights; or (b) assumes any liability with respect to the use of, or for damages resulting from the use of any information, method or process disclosed in this Report, under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 701 et seq. as amended 42 U.S.C. Section 2000e et seq. (Title VII) or any other statutory or common law theory governing liability. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Structural shielding design for medical X-ray imaging facilities. p. cm. -- (NCRP report ; no. 147) “October 2004." Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-929600-83-5 1. Radiology, Medical--Safety measures. 2. Shielding (Radiation) 3. Hospitals-Radiological services--Shielding (Radiation) I. National Committee on Radiation Protection (U.S.) II. Series. R920.S77 2004 616.07'57'0289--dc22 2004022334 Copyright © National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement