title: Technical note: room shielding requirements in diagnostic radiology.
abstract: New regulations propose a more stringent limit to the radiation exposure of workers and members of the public. The shielding in X-ray areas will have to be reassessed to take account of these new limits. This technical note identifies a computerized technique for evaluating shielding requirements which yields results that are significantly more cost effective than those determined by traditional methods.
authors.affiliation: Medical Physics Department, St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, Eire.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Casey
mesh_terms: D005160:Facility Design and Construction / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000592:standards*; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*