Shielding Design
From large hospital developments to small dental clinics, we can provide detailed shielding recommendations that will ensure staff and members of the public are adequately protected and your premises meets the requirements prescribed by the relevant national legislation. Drawing from published transmission data, our assessments simulate the external dose rate to surrounding areas for both new and existing facilities, accounting for positioning, modality type, occupancy, workload, and existing or desired shielding materials. Thus we can confidently supply shielding reports to developers that will detail the extent of recommended shielding for a given facility.
X-Ray Compliance Testing
Our medical physicist specialist has over 14 years experience testing a range of medical x-ray equipment. We are fully licensed and accredited to perform compliance testing against the relevant national standards, including but not limited to:
- Computed Tomography (CT) scanners
- Fluoroscopy systems (fixed and mobile)
- General x-ray units (fixed and mobile)
- Mammography systems
- Extra-oral dental x-ray systems (such as OPGs and CBCTs)
- Intra-oral dental x-ray systems (fixed and portable)
We also have field experience testing industrial x-ray equipment, such as:
- X-Ray Diffraction/Fluorescence (XRD/XRF) analysers
- Cabinet x-ray systems for chemical or medical analysis
Following testing, we supply detailed assessment reports that give you the confidence that your x-ray system remains complaint, meeting image quality standards for optimal diagnosis and ensuring the safe use of such equipment for you, your staff and your patients. If any issues are detected, details are also provided which can be easily forwarded to your service engineer for correction.
Radiation Safety Consultancy
With extensive radiation safety officer experience in both the public and private medical sectors in Australia, our medical physicist specialist can provide radiation safety consultancy on a wide range of services, covering the medical x-ray and nuclear medicine fields as well as the industrial x-ray sector. These services may include:
- Implementing or drafting a radiation safety management plan specific to your facility
- Investigating and providing formal reports on radiation incidents
- Dosimetry calculations and reporting for both patients and staff
- Providing on-line or in-person radiation safety training
- Shielding design and consultancy
- Optimisation of x-ray systems in terms of administered patient dose and image quality
And much more! It is vitally important that a qualified medical physicist be consulted when practices are using x-ray equipment, for the safety and well-being of all people involved in such a practice.