FINAL DRAFT 2-29-96
Revised 10/96
Introduction
The Radiation Therapy Service Design Guide is
This Design Guide is not intended to be project-
intended to be a graphic consolidation of
specific. While it does contain the vast majority
existing Department of Veterans Affairs
of spaces required in Radiation Therapy
standards and criteria. It contains data from the
Service, it is not possible to foresee all future
following sources:
requirements.
The project-specific space
program is the basis for an individual project
Master Construction Specifications PG-18-1
design. It is important to note that the guide
plates are a generic graphic representation only.
Construction Standards H-18-3
Equipment manufacturers should be consulted
Standard Details PG-18-4
for actual dimensions, shielding and utility
requirements. Use of this Design Guide does
Equipment Guide List PG-7610
not supersede the project architect's and
engineers' responsibilities to develop a complete
List of Equipment symbols PG-18-6
and accurate design that meets the user's needs
and the appropriate code requirements.
Space Planning Criteria H-18-9
Barrier-Free Design Handbook H-18-13
Room Finish and Door Hardware Schedule
PG-18-14
Various Technical Criteria (Design Manuals)
pertaining to Architectural, HVAC,
Plumbing, and Electrical.
Consensus information from various VA
medical centers.
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 Radiation Therapy 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
Radiation Therapy Service.
The Guide Plates contained in Radiation
Therapy Service Design guide are intended as
illustrations of VA's furniture, equipment and
personnel space needs. They are not meant to
limit design opportunities.
VA DESIGN GUIDE
RADIATION THERAPY SERVICE
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