From the September 2017 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine


According to Farrell, facilities are increasingly on the lookout for turnkey solutions for fully designed and constructed medical campuses.

"They’re looking for the easiest and fastest method of constructing a fully outfitted cancer treatment facility, which incorporates not just the shielded bunkers, but also the surrounding service areas and other necessary spaces," he said.

To meet this demand, Veritas offers a series of modular building and shielding systems that can be prefabricated off-site. The segments are trucked to the clinical site and craned into position, which reduces construction time.

Using this approach, a shielded vault can sometimes be constructed in less than a week, compared to an average install of 12 weeks for the conventional model.

Temporary solutions and evolving storage technology
Radiation shielding demands are not limited to the treatment environment. Facilities require smaller shielding solutions, such as special cabinets and other forms of storage, to mitigate the potential danger of having radioactive products and refuse on site.


"There is a need for shielding for both waste and storage on radioactive source vials in nuclear medicine. These sources emit fairly high levels of radiation that would cause long-term health effects to those administering the dose and anyone within the vicinity of the source," Justin Parrington, marketing sales executive with MarShield, told HCB News. "When you have potentially hundreds of doses stored, the effects of the radioactivity are amplified."

Facilities frequently want sheet lead, lead bricks, lead barriers, lead cabinets, lead storage containers and lead drywall. Using manufacturing techniques that have evolved alongside the needs of its customers, MarShield seeks to maximize thickness and the capacity of the hardware to handle additional weight.

September 2017 Magazine

Read more stories from the September 2017 issue

More Magazine Features

More Industry Headlines