Intentional Industrial X-Ray Devices

DOE-HDBK-1109-97

Radiological Safety Training for Radiation-Producing (X-Ray) Devices

Student's Guide

The following safety features are essential in an open-beam X-ray system:

Each port of the X-ray tube housing must have a beam shutter.

All shutters must have a conspicuous SHUTTER OPEN indicator of fail-

safe design.

Shutters at unused ports should be mechanically or electrically secured to

prevent casual opening.

Special rules apply when the accessory setup is subject to change as is

the case with powder diffraction cameras. In these cases, the beam

shutter must be interlocked so the port will be open only when the

accessory is in place.

Exposure rates adjacent to the system must not exceed 2.5 mrem/hour at

5cm from the surface of the housing.

A guard or interlock must prevent entry of any part of the body into the

primary beam.

(Insert facility-specific information if system definitions differ from the above.)

INTENTIONAL INDUSTRIAL X-RAY DEVICES

Industrial X-Ray Devices.

Industrial X-ray devices are used for radiography, for example, to take pictures of

the inside of an object as in an X-ray of a pipe weld or to measure the thickness of

material. ANSI standard N43.3 defines five classes of industrial X-ray

installations: cabinet, exempt shielded, shielded, unattended, and open.

(Add facility-specific examples.)