About Heartland Physics | Diagnostic X-Ray Shielding Design

Heartland Physics is a physicist-led consulting practice focused on radiation shielding design for diagnostic imaging equipment that uses X-rays.

The work is intentionally focused: general radiography, CT, cone-beam CT (CBCT), fluoroscopy and C-arm systems, and dental X-ray and CBCT projects.

Work directly with Lancer Smith, M.S.

Lancer works directly with facility owners, architects, contractors, equipment vendors, and imaging teams. There is no handoff to a sales team. The person reviewing the project information is the person responsible for the shielding calculations and technical recommendations.

What Heartland Physics does

• Review the project location and identify the shielding or plan-review path that applies to the project.

• Review the exact imaging equipment, room layout, equipment orientation, workload, construction, and occupancy around the room.

• Prepare project-specific radiation shielding calculations.

• Provide barrier and material recommendations that can be coordinated with the construction documents.

• Coordinate shielding questions with the facility, architect, contractor, and equipment vendor.

• Help organize shielding-related technical information for state or local plan review when that process applies.

Who Heartland Physics works with

• Medical and dental practices planning new imaging rooms or equipment replacements.

• Architects and engineers coordinating diagnostic imaging spaces.

• General contractors and shielding installers building or remodeling X-ray rooms.

• X-ray equipment vendors and installers who need a physicist to support a customer project.

• Hospitals and outpatient imaging groups planning diagnostic X-ray, CT, CBCT, or fluoroscopy projects.

What a shielding design is—and what it is not

A shielding design is project-specific technical work based on the actual equipment, expected use, room geometry, construction, and occupancy. It is not a regulatory approval and it does not replace facility registration, equipment testing, inspections, radiation surveys, or other requirements that may apply in a particular jurisdiction.

State and local requirements vary. The current requirements of the responsible radiation-control authority always control.

What to send to start a project

• Project state and location.

• Current architectural or floor plan.

• Equipment manufacturer and exact model.

• Manufacturer planning or installation drawings when available.

• Expected clinical use or workload.

• Known wall, floor, ceiling, door, and window construction.

• Occupancy around the room, including the spaces above and below.

Contact Heartland Physics

Email Lancer@heartlandphysics.com with the project information above. Heartland Physics will review the scope, identify missing information, and respond with the next step.

No compliance guarantee is implied. Shielding and plan-review requirements depend on the project and jurisdiction.