X-ray Room Post-Installation Radiation Safety Survey
Post-installation radiation surveys are required by some states to ensure that the shielding required by a shielding design was properly installed. The survey will define the radiation profile around the room, and given the stated workload on your shielding plan, we can determine if the room meets regulatory limits. A report summarizing the findings is provided.
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This is essentially an x-ray room post-installation survey, but care must be given to other issues (e.g. tube head leakage, neutron generation, etc.). The survey includes a detailed scan of the walls with a GM survey meter to ensure that no breaches or voids exist within the barriers for each gantry position. Next, integrated survey measurements with an ionization chamber are obtained to determine the radiation dose from x-rays. Lastly, if the accelerator produces x-rays in excess of 10 MV, a neutron survey is performed to determine the neutron contribution. A report summarizing the results of the survey, and compliance with regulatory requirements, is provided.
ProPhysics personnel performs all types of surveys for our clients to ensure they are administering their radiation protection program in a safe manner and are complying with regulatory statutes. Some of the surveys we have been routinely asked to do are the following:
PET Facility Survey (Public Dose Compliance)
Nuclear Medicine Facility Survey (Public Dose Compliance)
Patient Coverage (e.g. Prostate Seed Implants, Y-90:Microsphere procedures, I-131 Patient Coverage)
Industrial X-ray Equipment Radiation Profile Surveys
Radiation Oncology Source Room (Cs-137, Ir-192, Sr-90, etc.) Radiation Profile Surveys
Lost or Missing Radioactive Materials (i.e. sealed sources) Surveys
Site Characterization Surveys (i.e. exposure rate and contamination monitoring)
Evaluation of new protocols (e.g. lymphoscintigraphy - melanoma, sentinel node, & parathyroid)