RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT FACILITIES

Facility

Shall refer to clinical diagnostic x-ray facilities.

Well lighted and ventilated

room must be

Accesible

It must be ___ to the department to be served

400 sq meter floor areas

50-100 beds

700 sq meter floor areas

100-500 beds

1200 sq meter floor areas

1500 more beds

Rooms

A. Office of the Radiologist
B. Dressing Room
C. Waiting Room
D. Dark Room
E. Exposure Room
F. Viewing Room
G. Filing Room
H. Conference Room
I. Staff Lounge
J. Ultrasound Room
K. CT Scan Room
L. Radiotherapy Room
M. Fluoroscopy Room
N. Mammography Room
O. Nuclear Medicine Room
P. MRI Room

Hospital Administrator

Overview of the relationship of radiology service and rest of the hospital department.

Architect

Responsible for the construction details.

Radiologist and Chief Technologist

Provides the necessary information and facilities workload, flow patterns and anticipate future requirements.

Radiologic Physicist

Responsible for specification of protective barriers (2.5 lead)

Equipment Manufacturer

Provide the specification of power requirements, space requirements and radiation.

Owner/ Licensee

a person, association, partnership or corporation licensed by the Department of Health to operate and maintain an x-ray facility

Radiation Protection Officer

A person responsible for the conduct of radiation safety programs in a x-ray facility who is either a medical physicist, a qualified physician, radiologic or x-ray technologist.

XRay Service Engineer/ Technician

an individual with knowledge and skills in the repair and maintenance of x-ray machines and with training in radiation protection

Number of patient/year, examinations/year, hospital beds, out-patient to in patient ratio, X-ray machine workload

FIVE WAYS TO DETERMINE DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES

Age, population density, race, average income of community tobe served

DETERMINATION OF THE NO. OF X-RAY ROOMS SHOULD BE INFLUENCED BY THE CHRACTERISTICS AS FOLLOWS

Near outpatient clinic, emergency room, surgical department, clinical laboratory

Location of xray department

Radiograph, Recorded Interpretation, CD/USB

PRINCIPAL TYPES OF PATIENTS RECORDS

Radiograph

permanent record of the clinical condition of the patient.

Recorded Interpretation

the report of the Radiologist/ the result of examination

CD/ USB

optional type

Record Film

It should be kept into the department for at least 5 years. The same could be made available to the physician -in- charge upon written request. Log books for this purpose is provided. Their attending physician may give xray films to the patient upon presentation of written permission. Borrowed films are to be returned to the department as soon as possible for the purpose of safe keeping and order. This is particularly necessary when follow – up examination is requested.

At least 5 years

Record film should be kept for __

Report

file copies of the original reports are kept in order based on consecutive x-ray number. Across index file likewise maintained at the reception section. The record section upon payment of a nominal fee may provide extra copies.

Radiographic/ Exposure/ Fluoroscopic Examination Room

The backbone of any radiologic facility and each room must have an adjacent comfort room and darkroom

Modern X-ray Facility

Flexibility for future and expansion. It must be taken note that 5 –10 years is the average life span of modern radiologic equipment

5-10 years

the average life span of modern radiologic equipment

5000

Number of examinations/yr. = required number of x-ray room

200

Number of hospital beds = required number of x-ray room

Number of xray room X 1500 sq ft

total space necessary

Total Space X 5%

estimated growth / yr

16ft x 18ft

the maximum size for any general radiographic fluoroscopic room.

20ft x 25ft

special examination room

1500 sq ft

total area designed to the x-ray department for each examination room.

24 inches x 36 inches

viewing window

8ft x 8ft

average area of dark room

Diagnostics

to attempt to confirm of tendency by radiographs the presence or absence of specific physical features of the patient’s medical conditions

Community

to provide diagnostic cares outside the hospitals in public health services