FINAL DRAFT 9/6/95
UPDATED NOV. 1996
Introduction
The Nuclear Medicine Service Design Guide is
The Guide Plates contained in the Nuclear
intended to be a graphic consolidation of
Medicine Service Design Guide are intended as
existing Department of Veterans Affairs
illustrations of VA's furniture, equipment and
standards and criteria. It contains data from the
personnel space needs. They are not meant to
following sources:
limit design opportunities.
This Design Guide is not intended to be
PG-18-1, Master Construction Specifications
project- specific. While it does contain the
H-18-3, Construction Standards
vast majority of spaces required in Nuclear
Medicine Service, it is not possible to foresee all
PG-18-4, Standard Details
future requirements. Additional support spaces
can be found in VA Handbook 7610. The
PG-7610, Equipment Guide List
project-specific space program is the basis for
an individual project design. It is important to
PG-18-6, List of Equipment Symbols
note that the guide plates are a generic
graphic representation only.
PG-7610, Space Planning Criteria
Equipment manufacturers should be consulted
H-18-13, Barrier-Free Design Handbook
for actual dimensions and utility requirements.
Use of this Design Guide does not compromise
PG-18-14, Room Finish and Door Hardware
the
project
architects'
and
engineers'
Schedule
responsibilities to develop a complete and
accurate design that meets the user's needs and
Various Technical Criteria (Design Manuals)
appropriate code requirements.
pertaining to Architectural, HVAC, Plumbing,
and Electrical issues
Consensus information from various VA
medical centers
Nuclear Medicine Service Program Division
The Design Guide refers to the above
mentioned sources when data is either too
detailed or too broad to be included in this guide.
The Design Guide for Nuclear Medicine
Services was developed as a design tool to
assist the medical center staff and the
contracting officers in better understanding the
choices that designers ask them to make, and to
help designers understand the functional
requirements necessary for proper operation of
Nuclear Medicine Service
VA DESIGN GUIDE
NUCLEAR MEDICINE SERVICE
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