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Shielding requirements — Colorado

X-ray shieldingrequirements in Colorado.

Plain-language guidance for imaging facilities in Colorado — what to file, who regulates it, and where a shielding design fits in the process.

The short answer

Colorado requires non-federal X-ray facilities to register initially and renew annually. New or modified rooms should be evaluated for shielding before installation, and Colorado uses registered service providers and qualified experts for regulated X-ray work.

From our Colorado registration guide

The usual order of operations

01

Shielding design before construction

A qualified physicist calculates every barrier — walls, floor, ceiling, doors, and windows — for your exact equipment, layout, workload, and adjacent occupancy.

02

Register with the state

Radiation machines are registered with the state radiation-control program, usually before or as operations begin.

03

Build and install per the design

Your contractor builds to the material specifications in the shielding report — no guesswork at the job site.

04

Plan review and final checks

Where the state or local authority requires it, the report goes in for plan review; a post-installation survey closes the loop where required.

Requirements change and vary by project. The current rules of the responsible radiation-control authority always control — we confirm them for your project as part of every design.