Lead Lined Door Requirements

Lead must cover full height and width of the door.

Lead lined door requirements.

Standard hinges may work if the hinge and mounting hardware do not penetrate the lead lining in the door nb. They are available in particle core construction or structural composite lumber scl core construction for lead thickness from 1 32 to 3 8. Rpp offers lead lined wood doors that are durable and and provide effecrtive x ray shielding. These considerations should help you in understanding what goes into calculating lead shielding requirements both for diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy.

Because every project is different vt offers several specialty door products to set your project a part. Quick quoting and turnaround is our priority. Gap between the bottom of the lead door and the floor should be as small as possible. Lead lined doors wood spec 083440.

These specialist lead lined doors can be supplied in a wide variety of styles and specifications to meet resistance to the passage of x rays in accordance with the national radiological protection board. With popular door options such as lead lined or bullet resistance vt s quality and attention to detail is never a question. Ives does not offer a continuous hinge designed specifically for lead lined doors. Neutron shielding door spec 083449 13.

They can be powered either electrically or pneumatically. Home for the pros architectural doors technical information specialty doors. Lead lined hm door specification 083449. Our lead lined doors are designed to meet your radiation shielding requirements and are available with lead lined frames.

All penetrations and seams require lead shielding of equal value. Manufactured to have an equal appearance to doors without lead protection. Provide a lead shielding equivalent of equal or greater than what is specified by the project physicist or radiation. Nominal door thickness is 1 3 4.

Our range of lead lined doors can be hinged sliding or automatic. Lead lined doors sliding spec 081149. Minimum height in most cases according to the ncrp report 147 is seven feet. Per the requirements of ncrp reports 49 and 147 and other radiation health and safety codes and general good practices.

Industrial sliding door spec. They are custom made to fit any size of structural opening and meet the safety and functionality requirements of x ray suites cath labs gamma camera angiography fluoroscopy and ct scanner rooms. A sign indicating when x ray room exams.