Over 2,000 facilities in New York City must register their radiation-producing equipment for patient diagnosis and treatment every two years. The dataset is maintained by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and includes registrations categorized by facility type and location. It was last updated in January 2020.
Use Cases
- Map facility density by borough and zipcode using the BOROUGH and ZIPCODE columns.
- Analyze correlations between Facility Type and geographic council districts using Council District.
- Link equipment locations to building-level data via the BIN (Building Identification Number) and BBL (Borough-Block-Lot) columns.
- Assess community-level exposure by aggregating registrations by NTA (Neighborhood Tabulation Area) or Community Board.
Strengths
- Contains precise geospatial coordinates via Latitude and Longitude columns.
- Links records to multiple administrative geographies including Census Tract and Council District.
Limitations
- Data recency is low, with last update in January 2020.
- Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting statistical reliability.
Provenance
- Source
- NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)
- Collection Method
- Mandatory registration submissions from equipment owners/operators.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- New York City, New York, USA