Equipment Description and General Construction Requirements
2.2 Room Size, Layout and Considerations
2.2.4 Layout Considerations
Discovery NM/CT 670 – Standard Integration Instructions
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Operator room
Operator field of view, enabling direct view of patient table in bore, or taking into consideration viewing
via remote closed-circuit camera in the scan room and screen in the operator room
Radiation shielding, electromagnetic shielding, etc.
Space, power and network connections for additional equipment such as PACS workstation, archiving
devices, etc.
Proximity of scan room to other utilities
Avoid detrimental influences from surrounding rooms and activities, such as:
Radioactive or magnetic sources
A local wireless environment
Vibrations
Transformers from elevators, compressors, or other high power devices.
Plan the optimal proximity of the scan room to related utilities. In addition to patient comfort, take
into consideration that background radiation activity from such utilities could negatively affect image
quality and system calibration. These utilities include:
Waiting/injection areas, toilets
Viewing and processing rooms
Radionuclide storage and preparation area
Office facilities
Smoke detectors that use/have radioactive activity