Final Draft 12-31-95
Revised May 1997
Introduction
The Radiology Service Design Guide is intended
The Guide Plates contained in Radiology
to be a graphic consolidation of existing
Service Design guide are intended as
Department of Veterans Affairs standards and
illustrations of VA's furniture, equipment and
criteria. It contains data from the following
personnel space needs. They are not meant to
sources:
limit design opportunities.
Master Construction Specifications PG-18-1
This Design Guide is not intended to be project-
specific. While it does contain the vast majority
Construction Standards H-18-3
of spaces required in Radiology Service, it is not
possible to foresee all future requirements. The
Standard Details PG-18-4
project-specific space program is the basis for
an individual project design. It is important to
Equipment Guide List PG-7610
note that the guide plates are a generic graphic
representation only.
List of Equipment symbols PG-18-6
Equipment manufacturers should be consulted
Space Planning Criteria PG-7610
for actual dimensions, shielding and utility
requirements. Use of this Design Guide does
Barrier-Free Design Handbook PG-18-13
not supersede the project architect's and
engineers' responsibilities to develop a complete
Room Finish and Door Hardware Schedule
and accurate design that meets the user's needs
PG-18-14
and the appropriate code requirements.
Various Technical Criteria (Design Manuals)
pertaining to Architectural, HVAC, Plumbing,
and Electrical.
Consensus information from various VA
medical centers.
Radiology Service Program Division
VA Design Alert #31
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 Radiology Service 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 Radiology Service.
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