Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Handbook 7610 (252)
Washington, DC 20420
June , 2006
g. Patient Examination Room (EXRG1)........................... 120 NSF (11.2 NSM)
Provide one per NM Service.
h. Patient Dose Administration (NMIR1) ......................... 150 NSF (14.0 NSM)
Provide one per NM Service.
Contains two reclining chairs and injection storage. This room must be in
proximity to Patient Examination, Radiopharmacy, and Procedure Room(s).
Most radiopharmaceuticals are administered to patients intravenously and
both ambulatory and non-ambulatory patients will receive injections in this
area.
i.
Thyroid Uptake Room (NMIR1)...................................... 100 NSF (9.3 NSM)
Provide one per NM Service.
j.
NM "Hot Lab" / Radiopharmacy (NMRP1) .................... 150 NSF (14.0 NSM)
Minimum NSF. Add 60 NSF per NM Scanning Room greater than two.
Maximum 240 NSF.
This area is for the storage, preparation and dispensing of
radiopharmaceuticals.
k. Cardiac Stress Testing Room (OPPE2) ........................ 235 NSF (21.9 NSM)
Provide one if in Concept of Operations.
This is a non-imaging procedure room. Tests may occur here or in the NM
Scanning Room. Radioactive materials are added to specimens such as
blood, urine, feces, spinal fluid, etc., that are collected from patients and
evaluated and measured. Such procedures as total blood volume, red blood
cell count, thyroid uptake and other non-imaging nuclear medicine procedures
are performed in this space.
l.
NM Patient Toilet (TLTU1) ............................................... 50 NSF (4.7 NSM)
Provide one per two NM Scanning Rooms.
m. Dressing Room / Cubicle (DROO1) ...................................35 NSF (3.3 NSM)
Provide one per every two NM Scanning Room and Bone Densitometry
Room.
n. Patient Stretcher Holding Bay (ORPP1)............................80 NSF (7.5 NSM)
Provide one per two NM Scanning Room and PET/CT Scanning Room.
This bay provides space for staging/observation of patients pre/post
procedure.
o. Bone Densitometry Room (XDBD1) .............................. 160 NSF (14.9 NSM)
Divide the projected number of annual procedures by 4,800; provide one room
for each whole increment of 4,800 and remainder of 1,440 or greater.
Minimum annual workload to provide a room is 1,440 (see Table 1).
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