Ray-Bar Engineering — X-Ray Protection FAQ
Company Questions
What does Ray-Bar Engineering specialize in?
Ray-Bar Engineering designs and manufactures x-ray protection and radiation shielding products — including lead-lined walls, doors, windows, and accessories — for medical, industrial, and government/defense applications.
Where is Ray-Bar located?
Ray-Bar Engineering Corp is headquartered in Azusa, California, USA.
Does Ray-Bar serve global markets?
Yes — Ray-Bar supplies products domestically and internationally.
Are Ray-Bar products LEED compliant?
Ray-Bar is LEED compliant and assists with LEED materials and resources documentation.
How can I contact Ray-Bar for support?
Contact via phone or email through the contact form for purchase, quotes, tech data, specs, and support queries.
What is required to maintain shielding materials?
Proper handling, installation, and post-installation testing is recommended — see our storage and care guidelines for more detail.
Does Ray-Bar assist with installation support?
Yes — Ray-Bar provides guidance on shipment and delivery, handling and installation, and storage and care.
Does Ray-Bar provide technical documentation?
Yes — a full product catalog and shielding information resources are available.
How long has Ray-Bar been in business?
Ray-Bar Engineering has been supplying the U.S. and global marketplace with radiation protection materials for over 70 years.
What is Ray-Bar's mission?
To provide knowledgeable and professional services while setting the highest ethical standards of integrity in advanced x-ray protection and radiation shielding designs, systems, products, and materials — complying with all applicable national and international life, safety, and radiation codes.
What sets Ray-Bar apart from other shielding suppliers?
Advantages include the fastest custom fabrication times, the first-ever UL listed and labeled shielding products, the largest domestic inventory, and the widest selection of standard and custom shielding options — all fabricated in the USA and available worldwide.
Does Ray-Bar help with project specifications?
Yes — Ray-Bar offers professional assistance meeting project requirements within the Radiation Shielding specialty specification sections, including our full CSI Specs, covering materials, approved assemblies, codes, standards, and performance.
Does Ray-Bar have other specialty websites?
Yes — in addition to X-Ray Protection's radiation shielding resources, Ray-Bar operates FireproofGlass.com for fire-rated glazing and fire-protective/fire-resistive glass systems, and Ray-Bar.com for the complete corporate catalog, technical resources, and full engineering capabilities.
Applications Questions
Where are Ray-Bar products used?
Products are used across a range of radiation room types in medical, hospital, industrial NDT, government, and defense facilities.
Can Ray-Bar help with custom shielding design?
Yes — Ray-Bar offers technical support, design assistance, and custom solutions.
Can shielding products be tailored for medical imaging rooms?
Yes — shielding solutions can be tailored for x-ray, CT, fluoroscopy, and other imaging environments.
Product Questions
Does Ray-Bar provide lead lined assemblies?
Ray-Bar offers lead lined wall partitions as assembly systems.
Where can I download a catalog?
The full product catalog is available for download on the site.
What types of radiation shielding products are offered?
Ray-Bar provides lead backed gypsum wallboard, lead lined doors, lead lined vision frames, telescopic view window frames, x-ray lead glass, control barriers, and neutron shielding products.
What lead free shielding options are available?
Ray-Bar offers lead free walls, glass/windows, and doors for low to medium radiation shielding.
Can X-ray windows be customized?
Ray-Bar offers a range of stock sizes, adjustable telescopic window frames for shielding installations, and custom solutions upon request.
What radiation shielding materials are used?
Materials include lead sheets, plates, bricks, and ultra clear lead free glass options in our other x-ray glass products.
Are accessories like lead tape and vinyl available?
Ray-Bar offers lead vinyl, flexible shielding sheets, tape, wool, and wire as wall system accessories and glass accessories.
Are neutron shielding solutions offered?
Yes — neutron shielded doors are part of the radiation shielding line.
Are mobile shielding barriers offered?
Specific product availability varies — request a quote for mobile x-ray barrier options.
Do Ray-Bar's products comply with industry codes?
Products comply with US and international standards including ASTM, ANSI, UL, NFPA, IBC, and applicable NCRP reports — see our full CSI Specs for details.
Do I need a radiation physicist to determine shielding requirements?
Yes — all calculations for lead shielding requirements should be determined by a qualified health radiation physicist. See our shielding considerations page for more.
Are Ray-Bar's glass products tested for impact resistance?
Ray-Bar's x-ray safety glass meets ANSI Z97.1 and CPSC impact resistance requirements.
What purity standard does Ray-Bar's shielding sheet material meet?
Ray-Bar's lead sheet material meets Federal Spec QQ-L201 F, Grade C, and ASTM B749-03, Type L51121 — the purest form commercially available.
What standards do Ray-Bar's fire rated lead backed gypsum boards meet?
Ray-Bar's UL Labeled Fire Rated Lead Lined Drywall and related wall system assemblies are tested to ANSI/UL 263, ASTM E119, and NFPA 251, and CAN/ULC-S101 in Canada, using gypsum board meeting ASTM C1396 and current UBC/IBC code requirements.
What standards does Ray-Bar's x-ray lead glass meet?
Ray-Bar X-Ray Lead Glass meets Federal Specification DD-G-451 and ASTM C1036, along with applicable NCRP and ICRP lead glass criteria. It's labeled per ANSI Z97.1 and CPSC 16 CFR 1201 Cat 2 for impact resistance.
What standards do Ray-Bar's lead lined doors meet?
Lead lined solid core wood doors are manufactured to National Wood Working Standards; lead lined hollow metal doors meet applicable ASTM and ANSI standards. Fire rated versions meet current UL, NFPA, UBC, and IBC requirements, with frames and doors also meeting applicable NCRP and ICRP criteria.
