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Shielding requirements — Massachusetts

X-ray shieldingrequirements in Massachusetts.

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

The short answer

Massachusetts requires medical, dental, therapy, and analytical ionizing-radiation sources to be registered online through the Environmental Health eLicensing Portal.

From our Massachusetts 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.