Department Of Veterans Affairs
VA Handbook 7610 (275)
Washington, D.C. 20402
June 2006
4. Public Toilet (TLTU1) .............................................................. 50 NSF (4.7 NSM)
Provide one for male and one for female.
B. Patient Areas
1. Sub-Waiting (WROC1) ............................................................. 60 NSF (5.6 NSM)
Minimum NSF. Add 15 NSF per each MRI Scanning Room greater than one.
Locate near MRI Scanning Room.
2. MRI Scanning Room (XMRS1) ........................................... 500 NSF (46.5 NSM)
Divide the projected number of annual procedures by 3,200; provide one room for
each whole increment of 3,200 and remainder of 960 or greater. Minimum annual
workload to provide a room is 960 (see Table 1).
Excludes control room. This room contains the high strength magnet, patient
table and related supporting hardware. The patient reclines on the table that fits
in the "bore" or the central, cylindrical part of the magnet. The MRI Scanning
Room requires radio frequency shielding to protect the scanning operation against
the effects of common sources of radio frequency interference waves emanating
from external transmitters. Magnetic shielding may be required to control, shape
and/or reduce the magnetic field of the scanner equipment. All equipment in this
area should be made from non-magnetic material.
3. Control Room (XMRC1) ...................................................... 120 NSF (11.2 NSM)
Provide one per MRI Scanning Room.
This room contains an operator console which consists of a computer terminal
and image display monitors. The viewing window provides the operator with an
unobstructed view of the patient within the scanner. The operator requires direct
access to both MRI Scanning Room and to the System Component Room from
the control room. The operator controls the scanner operations and image
manipulation such as acquisition, reconstruction, display of the images for various
studies, and produces hard copy images through a multi-format camera. Provide
audio and closed circuit TV systems to communicate with the patient for closed-
type MRI systems.
4. System Component Room (XMRC2) ................................ 200 NSF (18.6 NSM)
Provide one per MRI Scanning Room.
This room contains the computer and most of the supporting electronic and
electrical equipment. Typical hardware may include computer cabinets, power
distribution unit, gradient cabinet, system control cabinet, radio frequency signal
cabinet, shim and magnet power supply cabinets, radio frequency penetration
cabinets, power conditioner, and other system hardware. The room space allows
access for maintenance on two sides of the equipment and should be adjacent to
the control and MRI Scanning room.
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