A system designed for your facility
Based on your requirements and facility architecture some design considerations include:
Floor Area:
Two-room configurations can be sited on a nominal 1,200 sq.ft/25ft x 48ft (112sq.m/7.6m x 14.6m) floor plan area. These two rooms are separated by sliding doors. This area includes the MR Imaging Control Room.
IMRIS provides 5 primary room configurations.
In the case of three-room configurations, a magnet bay is located between the Operating Room and Diagnostic Room. The magnet bay is accessible on both sides by sliding doors. Three-room configurations can be sited on a nominal 1850 sq.ft/74ft X 25ft (172sq.m/23m x 7.6m) floor plan area.
Structural Considerations:
The design and construction of the structural support is typically the responsibility of
the hospital. The addition of structural steel is required to support the traveling MR
system. The IMRIS system structural support is tied into the building's structural
frame/columns, which distributes the load over the columns.
The IMRIS approach is more building friendly than a conventional MRI installation which is a point load directly on the floor which typically requires floor reinforcement affecting the current room volume and typically requires floor reinforcement.
RF Shielding:
All imaging rooms must have complete RF shielding, which IMRIS provides as part of all our systems. All connections (e.g. HVAC, medical gas lines, sprinklers, electrical, telephone & data, etc) entering or leaving the rooms must pass through an appropriate RF filter/waveguide.
IMRIS stresses the importance of involving the RF-shield vendor as early as possible in the design process to ensure maximum efficiency.