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(b)
(c)
(d)
Ensuring that appropriate equipment is available;
Ensuring that appropriate reference material is available;
Supporting necessary corrective actions.
5.1.1.4. Documentation
Quality assurance policies and procedures for all imaging modalities and
auxiliary equipment, as well as radiation protection policies and procedures,
should be documented in quality manuals and be readily accessible to staff at all
times. Equipment documentation should be complete (see Section 3.1.5).
The following specific documentation is required:
(a)
(b)
General:
(i) Equipment and room condition documentation;
(ii) An operator’s manual and user charts/guides;
(iii) Training manuals for personnel to use equipment;
(iv) Imaging protocols, including those for procedure optimization, and
typical patient dose data (see Sections 4.1.3.2 and 4.1.3.4).
Quality assurance:
(i) Acceptance testing guides;
(ii) Quality control protocols and schedules;
(iii) Image quality evaluation guide, repeat/reject analysis protocol and
records of results;
(iv) Equipment maintenance manuals;
(v) Equipment disposal documentation.
(c) Radiation protection and safety (see Section 5.1.2):
(i) Results with details of conduct and frequency of radiation protection
surveys and shielding checks;
(ii) Records of patient radiation protection measures taken (see also
Sections 5.1.3–5.1.5);
(iii) Inventory of available radiation protection devices (e.g. lead aprons
and portable shields);
(iv) Room access control, warning signs and signals documentation.
(d)
(e)
Dosimetry:
(i) Inventory of dosimetry equipment and calibration documentation;
(ii) Calibration methodology manual;
(iii) Patient dose determinations and diagnostic reference levels (DRLs);
Reports from regulatory inspections and voluntary audits.
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