Shielding Design — Veterinary
Veterinary imaging,calculated safely.
Veterinary imaging adds a wrinkle human imaging doesn't have: staff may be in the room during exposures. A veterinary shielding design accounts for the room, the equipment, and the people holding the patient.
Deliverable
What your report covers
Veterinary radiography rooms
Veterinary CT and dental imaging
Operator positions where manual restraint is used
Walls, doors, and adjacent treatment areas
Documentation formatted for plan review
Projects
Typical veterinary projects
New veterinary clinic imaging rooms
Adding CT to an animal hospital
Veterinary dental suites
Mobile veterinary imaging
Clinic remodels and equipment upgrades
Physicist's note
Veterinary workloads and restraint practices differ from human medicine — that changes who needs protecting, and where they stand.
Prepare
What to have ready
Project state and location
Current architectural or floor plan
Equipment manufacturer and exact model
Expected clinical use or workload
Occupancy around the room — including above and below