Lead Walls For X Ray Rooms

X ray modular shielding rooms.

Lead walls for x ray rooms.

Imaging rooms require solid construction to support 1 000 pound overhead tube cranes as well as lead linings to contain x ray scatter. These full body shielding units are designed to shield personnel. Lead lined sheetrock is integral in medical scientific and industrial applications that use high dose radiation for diagnostic imaging and procedures. Usage medical and industrial shielded x ray rooms soundproofing.

X ray rooms walls curtains booths. Ray bar lead backed 5 8 or 1 2 gypsum board drywall available in 12 standard protective lead thickness levels for x ray shielded wall system assemblies in medical diagnostic imaging room applications radiation oncology cancer therapy radiation rooms and industrial x ray gamma radiation shielding applications meeting all applicable. And supplies custom designed medical and industrial x ray shielding rooms. Before construction of the room can begin you must hire a medical physicist to provide a written description of what lead shielding is required on each wall door and window.

Due to its excellent shielding properties lead is often used to shield specific rooms in healthcare facilities. 1 2 thick drywall is available but not recommended. The drywall gypsum boards are available in a minimum size of 4 x 8 to a maximum 4 x 10 x 5 8 minimum thickness. Yet they must be somewhat fluid to accommodate advances in imaging technology and new procedures that have a host of associated equipment.

Lead lined drywall or lead lined sheetrock consists of gypsum board laminated with sheet lead to provide shielding from high level gamma ray and x ray radiation. X ray room construction componets in any hospital. Sheet lead no lead alternative x ray room shielding. Dimensions common drywall sizes with lead to specified height 48 x 96 48 x 108 48 x 120 ul classification ul nelco r20718 and v439 5 8 drywall available.

Once this report is in your possession it can be given to the contractor and priced out. Lead lined rooms are necessary in radiotherapy and radiology departments to protect staff and patients from the effects of radiation. Radiology room requirements are a paradox. Construction 1 32 to 1 8 lead thickness 1 2 or 5 8 drywall thickness.