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DETERMINATION OF INCIDENT AIR KERMA USING THE CDRH CHEST PHANTOM User: _________________________________ K i Phantom: Chest 1 Date: ______________ Hospital or clinic name: ________________________________________________________ 1. X ray equipment X ray facility and model: ________________ Imaging using screen–film combination Room No.: _________ Imaging using digital image receptor Screen–film combination: _______________ Image receptor model: ___________________ Film processor model: _________________________ Developer and fixer (brand name): _______________. 2. Dosimeter and phantom Dosimeter model: _________ Serial No.: _________ Date of calibration: _________ Calibration coefficient 1 N K,Q0 : ____________ mGy/nC mGy/reading Reference conditions: HVL (mm Al): ________ Pressure P 0 (kPa): _____ Field size (mm × mm): ____________ Temperature T 0 ( o C): ____ Manufacturer of phantom: __________________________________ Serial No.: _________. 3. Exposure conditions □ AEC □ Manual AEC setting:______ mA setting:________ Tube voltage (kV): ___ Manual or (if available) post-exposure mA·s: _________ 1 This is the calibration coefficient for the whole dosimeter, including the detector and the measurement assembly. For systems with separate calibration coefficients for the detector and measurement assembly, the overall calibration coefficient is calculated as a product of the two separate calibration coefficients. 178
Tube focus to tabletop distance d FTD of vertical Bucky from the K i Phantom: Chest 2 X ray focus: _____ mm Distance d m of dosimeter from vertical Bucky: ______ mm Anteroposterior (AP) chest thickness, t P = 225 mm. 4. Dosimeter reading and calculation of incident air kerma Dosimeter reading (M 1 , M 2 , M 3 ): ___________ Pressure P (kPa): ___ Temperature T ( o C): ____ Mean dosimeter reading M — : _________ T P kTP = Ê 273. 15 + ˆ Á Ë + T ˜ Ê ˆ 273 15 ¯ Ë Á P ¯ ˜ = _____ . 0 0 2 HVL (from Section 5 below) = ________ mm Al k Q = ________ Calculated value of air kerma, K(d) = M — N K,Q0 k Q k TP = ____________________ mGy Calculated value of incident air kerma, 2 Ê d d K K d FTD - m ˆ _______ i = ( ) Á mGy. Ë d FTD - ˜ = 225¯ 5. Determination of HVL Dosimeter readings should be obtained for filter thicknesses that bracket the HVL. The first and last readings, M 01 and M 02 , are made at zero filter thickness. Filter thickness (mm Al) Dosimeter reading, M (mGy) Average dosimeter reading, M — , at zero thickness 0.00 (M 01 + M 02 )/2 = _________ mGy 0.00 Interpolated HVL: ______ mm Al 2 For dosimeters with a semiconductor detector, k TP = 1. 179
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IAEA HumAn HEAltH SErIES no. 4 Comp
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COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL AUDITS OF DI
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IAEA HUMAN HEALTH SERIES No. 4 COMP
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FOREWORD The application of radiati
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CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION . . . . .
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5.1.3. Quality assurance processes
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1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. CLINICAL AUDIT
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1.1.3. Confidentiality of audits Co
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evidence based medical research is
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As a result of the comprehensive cl
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The facility/institution is respons
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2.4.2. Review The review process wi
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2.5.1. Title page and contents page
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2.6. DISSEMINATION OF THE REPORT Th
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A QA committee should be establishe
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Lines of authority should be reflec
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—Medical support equipment such a
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(g) (h) (i) Make an assessment of t
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(c) (d) (e) (f) Examine the facilit
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(c) (d) Consider policy in regard t
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equire a written policy and procedu
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Once examination scheduling has bee
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Documentation of the details of the
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There should be a radiographer resp
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—Recorded; —Systematically eval
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4.2.1.5. Pre-procedure screening an
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(f) (g) (h) (i) (j) (k) (l) (m) (n)
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4.2.5. Report communication The aud
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—Digital image receptors (compute
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(b) (c) (d) Ensuring that appropria
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5.1.2.2. Occupational and public ex
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(f) (g) Performance criteria for al
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Dosimetry for those subjected to ra
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5.2.1.3. Management support The aud
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(b) (c) Discuss the facility’s po
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(g) (h) (i) Discuss with the medica
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Professionals engaging in such prog
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6.2. THE AUDIT PROGRAMME 6.2.1. Edu
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(d) (v) Regularity of research meet
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Six months before audit Audited ins
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Day 1: Morning: All audit team memb
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Appendix III AUDIT REPORT FORMAT: S
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Appendix IV AUDIT REPORT FORMS The
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6.3. AUDIT REPORT FORMS FOR EDUCATI
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Page 189: TECHNIQUE OBSERVATION SHEET Radiogr
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