Final Draft 12-31-95
Revised May 1997
Technical Considerations
Narrative
Film Storage
Equipment
Film Storage requirements will vary for each
Casework
facility. Design criteria for the total number of
Casework systems should be chosen that
"file-inch" requirements and/or the integrated
provide flexibility for planning and utilization
use of Picture Archiving and Communications
purposes.
Systems, (PACS) will be as instructed by the
Contracting Officer. Attention to floor loads
Casework
systems
should
incorporate
should be made to any area planned for the
components dimensioned for ease of multiple
use of a high density film filing system.
re-use installation applications.
Heating, Ventilation and Air
Casework systems should be planned
Conditioning
avoiding corner installations and filler panel
instances.
Operation
Information Management Systems
Air conditioning systems should be provided
to heat, cool and ventilate the individual
Information Management Systems shall
space, as required to satisfy the VA design
include elements of image retrieval /
criteria.
processing / storage, patient registrations,
patient charges, Physician's order entry, and
The air conditioning systems serving the
patient / staff movement.
Radiology Service should be designed to
operate at full capacity to suit schedule of the
These systems elements will require access
service.
to the main facility's "information backbone"
as well as the departmental local area
A dedicated computer type AC unit should be
network. All components should be planned
considered to cool and heat the computer
for compatibility.
equipment room for special procedures CT
scanner computer room.
Imaging Systems
Imaging Systems requirements will vary for
Additionally, the air conditioning systems
each facility and the technology may be
serving the Radiology area should be
deferred in selection / procurement. Design
equipped with either waterside or airside
requirements will be as instructed by the
economizer type.
Climate often dictates
Contracting Officer.
which economizer type should be used.
Film Processing
Capacities
Film processing requirements will vary for
The number of people and the air conditioning
each facility. Design criteria for "cut-film",
load noted on the room design standard sheet
"digital laser" and the integrated use of
is for purpose of establishing the basis of
Picture
Archiving
and
design guide and its use in planning. The
Systems, (PACS) will be as instructed by the
engineers/designers should verify the actual
Contracting Officer.
number of people and the air conditioning
load to agree with the project requirements.
The percent of outside air should be based on
the space total supply air quantities.
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RADIOLOGY SERVICE
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