TU‐B‐330A‐01: Shielding Design Workshop: R/F Rooms

The application of the structural shielding design techniques and goals as outlined in NCRP Report 147: Structural Shielding Design for Medical X‐ray Imaging Facilities (2004) will be the basis for this practical course. The wide variety of facilities installing medical imaging equipment requires the medical physicist to consider an array of radiation protection concerns for the installation of radiographic/fluoroscopic equipment. To meet the challenge of maintaining construction costs to a minimum while providing adequate radiation shielding protection requires the physicist to utilize all available materials to reduce radiation exposure to surrounding personnel and the public. Estimating future workloads as well as considering current workloads for radiographic/fluoroscopic equipment as the medical imaging community transitions from a film/screen based world to a digital world can present challenges. Practical examples of these methods of structural shielding designs will be explored in this course.Educational Objectives:1. Understand the radiation exposure protection limits for surrounding areas of radiographic/fluoroscopic installations.2. Understand the effectiveness of various shielding materials found in facilities to provide required structural shielding necessary to reduce anticipated radiation exposure levels to acceptable limits.3. Understand the calculation of anticipated workloads for radiographic/fluoroscopic equipment and the effect of these workloads on structural shielding evaluations.