Radiology Architecture, Engineering & Construction Newsletter

Architecture for Radiology

October, 2007

In This Issue

Featured Articles:

"Ergonomic Furniture Gains Importance in Filmless Environment", (c) Leslie K. Anderson, Health Imaging & IT, September 1, 2007

"When it comes to planning radiology department needs, furniture used to be on the bottom of the list. Today, as more thought is given to maximizing work space and providing better ergonomic working solutions that are flexible and more comfortable for a variety of radiologists, furniture has become an important component of the planning stage..."

For full text of the article, go to: http://arch4rad.com/Articles-10-07-HealthImaging-EgomicGainsFilmlessEnvironment.htm

"Radiology Reading Room Design: The Next Generation", (c) Eliot Siegel, MD, and Bruce Reiner, Applied Radiology Online, April 4, 2002

"The transition from a film-based to a filmless environment offers the opportunity to redesign reading environments. However, little attention has been paid to how improvements in radiology reading room design could enhance radiologists performance. Experience and research performed at the Baltimore VA Medical Center suggest that relatively small investments in room design and workstation ergonomics can result in major gains in radiologist productivity and accuracy, with a concomitant decrease in fatigue..."

For full text of the article, go to: http://arch4rad.com/Articles-10-07-AppliedRadiology-ReadingRoom-NextGeneration.htm

Highlights of Current and Recent Radiology Work at:
*Architecture for Radiology* (Architecture/Engineering/Interior Design) and Empire Projects, Inc. (Project Management)

A/E: New and Renovated Multi-Modality radiology centers involving the most up-to-date radiology equipment from GE, Siemens, Philips, Stereotaxis, and Varian

A/E: New Radiation Oncology Center

Project Management: New Multi-Modality Radiology including diagnostic and interventional modalities

A/E: Research Radiology Suite (a 10,000 sf facility incl. (2) 3.0 T MRI's, 7.0 T MRI, CT, Administrative and Support)

A/E: Private Diagnostic Center, incl. Ultrasound, Bone Densitometry

A/E: Private Diagnostic Center, incl. 1.5 T MRI, Open MRI, CT, Pet CT, Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound, Bone Densitometry, Sonography

A/E: New 64 Slice CT Suites

A/E: Master Plan of Numerous Radiology Depts.

A/E: Radiofluoroscopy Suite, including (2) RF rooms and support

A/E: Diagnostic Center, including CT and Open MRI

A/E: Angiography Suite

A/E: Private Diagnostic Center (a 10,000 sf facility incl. MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Bone Densitometry, Nuclear Medicine)

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