Abstract:
:It seems obvious that if a significant increase in occupancy occurs in the immediate vicinity of any radiation room a reexamination of the adequacy of the shielding should be performed. We discuss a facility where a new building was constructed in close proximity to an existing medical linear accelerator and no consideration was given to the consequences of that construction as it might impact the doses received by occupants of the new structure. For more than 10 years some areas in that building may have received exposures greater than the allowed regulatory limit. The situation reported here should serve as a cautionary tale for those who have the responsibility for providing radiation protection at any site where new construction or increases in occupancy might require a reanalysis of the previously designed radiation shielding.
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Health Physjournal_title
Health physicsauthors
Barish RJdoi
10.1097/HP.0b013e31823c969bsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-02-01 00:00:00pages
S28-32eissn
0017-9078issn
1538-5159pii
00004032-201202001-00006journal_volume
102 Suppl 1pub_type
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