Lead Lined Door Requirements

They are available in particle core construction or structural composite lumber scl core construction for lead thickness from 1 32 to 3 8.
Lead lined door requirements. Neutron shielding door spec 083449 13. Provide a lead shielding equivalent of equal or greater than what is specified by the project physicist or radiation. Coreclad lead lined wood doors are constructed with the lead under each face and are available for lead thicknesses from 1 32 to 1 4. Home for the pros architectural doors technical information specialty doors.
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. Lead must cover full height and width of the door. Because every project is different vt offers several specialty door products to set your project a part.
A sign indicating when x ray room exams. Nominal door thickness is 1 3 4. Lead lined doors wood spec 083440. Per the requirements of ncrp reports 49 and 147 and other radiation health and safety codes and general good practices.
Doors must be internally shielded with lead. 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. Gap between the bottom of the lead door and the floor should be as small as possible. Industrial sliding door spec.
Quick quoting and turnaround is our priority. Ives does not offer a continuous hinge designed specifically for lead lined doors. All lead lined doors vision lites x ray glass lead lined frames and lead backed drywall must provide a lead shielding. 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.
Minimum height in most cases according to the ncrp report 147 is seven feet. They can be powered either electrically or pneumatically. With popular door options such as lead lined or bullet resistance vt s quality and attention to detail is never a question. Manufactured to have an equal appearance to doors without lead protection.
Our range of lead lined doors can be hinged sliding or automatic. These considerations should help you in understanding what goes into calculating lead shielding requirements both for diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy. Rpp offers lead lined wood doors that are durable and and provide effecrtive x ray shielding.