Lead Lined Door Requirements

Lead must cover full height and width of the door.
Lead lined door requirements. Coreclad lead lined wood doors are constructed with the lead under each face and are available for lead thicknesses from 1 32 to 1 4. Lead lined hm door specification 083449. They can be powered either electrically or pneumatically. They are available in particle core construction or structural composite lumber scl core construction for lead thickness from 1 32 to 3 8.
Lead lined doors wood spec 083440. Per the requirements of ncrp reports 49 and 147 and other radiation health and safety codes and general good practices. All penetrations and seams require lead shielding of equal value. Doors must be internally shielded with lead.
Minimum height in most cases according to the ncrp report 147 is seven feet. Provide a lead shielding equivalent of equal or greater than what is specified by the project physicist or radiation. Manufactured to have an equal appearance to doors without lead protection. Nominal door thickness is 1 3 4.
Quick quoting and turnaround is our priority. These considerations should help you in understanding what goes into calculating lead shielding requirements both for diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy. Industrial sliding door spec. Lead lined doors sliding spec 081149.
All lead lined doors vision lites x ray glass lead lined frames and lead backed drywall must provide a lead shielding. Rpp offers lead lined wood doors that are durable and and provide effecrtive x ray shielding. A sign indicating when x ray room exams. Standard hinges may work if the hinge and mounting hardware do not penetrate the lead lining in the door nb.
With popular door options such as lead lined or bullet resistance vt s quality and attention to detail is never a question. Home for the pros architectural doors technical information specialty doors. Neutron shielding door spec 083449 13. They are custom made to fit any size of structural opening and meet the safety and functionality requirements of x ray suites cath labs gamma camera angiography fluoroscopy and ct scanner rooms.
Our range of lead lined doors can be hinged sliding or automatic. Because every project is different vt offers several specialty door products to set your project a part. Gap between the bottom of the lead door and the floor should be as small as possible.