[Intl_DxMedPhys] Construction near ultrasound

[Bob Kobistek]

Stephanie:

I’m the last person you’d call an ultrasound expert, but I’ll take a stab at it anyway. I’m thinking that construction noise and vibration would be at a much lower frequency than those used in ultrasound imaging. Plus, I would think that there would be significant reflection at the air-tissue interface and the interface between the patient and bed, which would help keep external noise out of the patient.

But I don’t have experience in this scenario, as you requested.


Robert J. Kobistek, MS, FACR, DABR, MRSE(MRSC™)
Medical Physicist
RJK Medical Physics, Inc.
440-463-7879

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Hi all, We have a pending major construction project in our hospital that will be adjacent to our ultrasound area, separated only by a hallway. They will be gutting the space, moving walls, etc, so I anticipate quite a bit of noise and vibration. 
Hi all,

We have a pending major construction project in our hospital that will be adjacent to our ultrasound area, separated only by a hallway. They will be gutting the space, moving walls, etc, so I anticipate quite a bit of noise and vibration. Does anyone have experience in this scenario? I’m thinking that the vibration could cause some issues with the ultrasound equipment and imaging.

Thanks,


Stephanie M. Leon, PhD, DABR, DABSNM
Chief of Diagnostic Medical Physics
Associate Professor of Radiology
Tel (603) 650-3796
Dartmouth-Health.org
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