A doorless entry system for high-energy radiation therapy rooms

A doorless entry system has been designed for use in high-energy radiation therapy rooms. The doorless entry improves patient access, safety and throughput, increases the physical safety for the radiation therapists, and avoids the significant cost of heavy shielding doors. The design meets concerns...

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Published in:Medical physics (Lancaster) 1998-02, Vol.25 (2), p.199-201
Main Authors: Dawson, D. J., Wissing, W. W. F. M., Tonks, R. E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
87.51.03
Biomedical Engineering - instrumentation
biomedical equipment
Biophysical Phenomena
Biophysics
doorless entry
Electronics, Medical - instrumentation
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Facility Design and Construction
high‐energy x rays
Humans
Particle Accelerators
Physicists
Radiation Protection - instrumentation
Radiation safety
radiation therapy
Radiation therapy equipment
radiation therapy room
Radiotherapy, High-Energy - instrumentation
Safety
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Summary:A doorless entry system has been designed for use in high-energy radiation therapy rooms. The doorless entry improves patient access, safety and throughput, increases the physical safety for the radiation therapists, and avoids the significant cost of heavy shielding doors. The design meets concerns relating to radiation safety, operational ease, and authorized entry. The new system is currently operating in one room housing a cobalt-60 unit and is to be employed in five additional rooms housing dual-energy accelerators (maximum energies of 10 and 18 MV). The doorless entry has received wide approval from the radiation therapists and no concerns have been expressed with respect to unauthorized entry or radiation safety.
ISSN:0094-2405
2473-4209
DOI:10.1118/1.598181