Whether constructing new facilities or remodeling existing facilities, Sutter Health Medical Physics Center (SHMPC) can provide the following services related to medical radiation shielding design:

• Pre and post construction inspection and nondestructive testing of installed medical radiation shielding
• Radiation shielding design for facilities including:
  • Radiography
  • Dental X-ray
  • Fluoroscopy
  • Interventional radiology and cardiac catheterization
  • Computed tomography (CT)
  • Mammography
  • Nuclear medicine
  • Positron emission tomography (PET)/CT
•  Provide California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) Certification of Radiation Protection
• Radiation shielding designs based upon the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) Report #147-Structural Shielding Design for Medical X-Ray Imaging Facilities