Shielding requirements — Illinois
X-ray shieldingrequirements in Illinois.
Plain-language guidance for imaging facilities in Illinois — what to file, who regulates it, and where a shielding design fits in the process.
The short answer
A new Illinois X-ray facility uses the paper facility-registration form. Send the signed form to IEMA-OHS before the machine is used. Registration and machine fees are billed every year.
From our Illinois registration guide
The usual order of operations
Shielding design before construction
A qualified physicist calculates every barrier — walls, floor, ceiling, doors, and windows — for your exact equipment, layout, workload, and adjacent occupancy.
Register with the state
Radiation machines are registered with the state radiation-control program, usually before or as operations begin.
Build and install per the design
Your contractor builds to the material specifications in the shielding report — no guesswork at the job site.
Plan review and final checks
Where the state or local authority requires it, the report goes in for plan review; a post-installation survey closes the loop where required.
Official Illinois resources
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Requirements change and vary by project. The current rules of the responsible radiation-control authority always control — we confirm them for your project as part of every design.