X-ray Protection Hermetic Automatic Door

X-Ray Doors

Radiation shielding doorsets, available as hinged or sliding with our without flush mounted windows. Radiation protection to user defined lead rate.

Kewei have developed their existing range of fire or non fire rated, hinged and sliding, including various levels of X-ray protection. Manufactured to have an equal appearance to standard Kewei doors without lead protection, the built in colour is aesthetically pleasing and requires no maintenance.

Kewei leadline doorsets incorporate lead sheeting in a range of thicknesses and particular care is taken to ensure this protection extends through the door frames. As the lead is encapsulated during the moulding process, the door & frame are completely seamless, forming an effective barrier to radiation in all directions.

X-ray doors are available with or without flush mounted windows.

Why X-ray doors?

Lead lined X-ray doors are normally used in hospitals to shield people from the harmful effects of X-rays. They can also be found in dental surgeries and animal health clinics.
Like all other forms of ionising radiation, X-rays are harmful to our health. In sufficient doses they disrupt the cells of the body.
In medical use the harmful effects of the X-rays are out-weighted by the medical benefits.

Where are Lead lined Doors specified?

Within the hospital, lead lined doors will be used in the following:

1. X-ray room:
When the targeted X-ray beam hits the human body, a small amount of the beam is deflected by the body and scatters outwards, hitting the walls, floor, ceiling and door of the X-ray room.
It is this small amount of X-ray that we help to contain using our X-ray doors.
2. CT scan room;
The 3-D computer image of the body is built up by taking multiple X-rays at incremental steps. The image is then viewed on a computer screen.
Like the simple X-ray machine, the X-ray beams direction are known and easily absorbed. Some scatter still occurs and has to be contained.
3. Radio-therapy room;
The radio therapy room is used for the treatment of patients. Radio therapy is the use of X-rays and similar rays to treat disease. The X-rays are targeted at the treated area in short bursts over a number of days.

Vision panels

 As lead cannot be used in the vision panel, special x-ray glass which contains large quantities of lead oxide is used.