Planning guide for radiologic installations -- fascicle ha, basic concepts, layout considerations

Technical Report · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:6210677

Tuddenham, W S

This collection of articles focuses on the problems of layout and spatial and equipment distribution in the radiology department of a health care facility. The articles included provide multiple viewpoints toward the problems to permit a range of options to architects, engineers, hospital planners and radiologists involved in planning radiologic facilities. Information from countries other than the U.S. is included as are data provided by x-ray equipment manufacturers and architectural firms. Some of the issues addressed include future trends and factors influencing radiology, preplanning considerations, efficiency of a vertical department of radiology, decentralization of the radiology department, radiology in an ambulatory care setting, and functional zoning and modular coordination for facilities. References, graphs, diagrams and layout patterns are included in the text. The aim of this fascicle is to meet the need of frequent revision of a rapidly changing technology to keep planners abreast of changes and developments in radiologic equipment, installation and layout design. This fascicle is an extension of Fascicle 4 which discusses basic issues such as estimation of size of a radiologic facility, spatial distribution of departmental functions and shielding requirements.

• Research Organization: American Coll. of Radiology, Chicago, IL. Committee of Dept. Planning
• OSTI ID: 6210677
• Report Number(s): HRP-0900241
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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