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Chart 5 — WEEKLY DISPLAY MONITOR QC: RADIOLOGIST WORKSTATIONFacility: Room/Unit:Workstation Mfr: Monitor Mfr:Checkmark () = Pass/Adequate; = Fail; Initial when completeYearMonthDayInitialsMonitor Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Right Left RightGeneral Image Quality (Pass/Fail)No smearingNo artefactsRamps cont.Geometric Distortion (Pass/Fail)Lines straightPattern greyedBoxes squareLuminance (Pass/Fail)Patches distinct0–5% visible95–100% visibleNumber of Letters Visible (at least 12 or “QUALITY CONT”)DarkMid-greyLightClinical Image Check (Pass/Fail)Background (non-breast) area is blackBackground areas on 2 monitors matchDense breast tissues on 2 monitors matchContrast on 2 monitors matchesOverall Pass/FailRemarks:Date:Action:158
Chart 6 — WEEKLY DISPLAY MONITOR QC: ACQUISITION WORKSTATIONFacility:Workstation Mfr:YearRoom/Unit:Monitor Mfr:Checkmark () = Pass/Adequate; = Fail; Initial when completeMonthDayInitialsMonitor Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Right Left Right Left RightGeneral Image Quality (Pass/Fail)No smearingNo artefactsRamps cont.Geometric Distortion (Pass/Fail)Lines straightPattern greyedBoxes squareLuminance (Pass/Fail)Patches distinct0–5% visible95–100% visibleOverall Pass/FailRemarks:Date:Action:159
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QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMMEFOR DIGI
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IAEA HUMAN HEALTH SERIES No. 17QUAL
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FOREWORDThe application of radiatio
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An effective QA programme is necess
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The Integrating the Healthcare Ente
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technology. Systems containing othe
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X raysTop electrodea-Se layerCharge
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dose received by inhomogeneous real
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2.3.8.1. Soft copy displayFlat pane
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3. ELEMENTS OF HIGH QUALITY MAMMOGR
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— The ability to mask edges of ma
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Disposal orsaleNew facility(start h
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4.2.3. Radiographer (mammography te
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5.2.2. Electronic versus geometric
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To allow full utilization of the di
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5.7. ARTEFACTSWhile the incidence o
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FIG. 10. Detector crystallization.
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FIG. 13. A more subtle example of a
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FIG. 16. An example of poor collima
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7. RADIOGRAPHER’S QUALITY CONTROL
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7.1. DAILY TESTS7.1.1. Monitor insp
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7.1.3. Daily flat field phantom ima
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7.1.4. Visual inspection for artefa
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7.1.5. Laser printer sensitometry7.
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7.1.6. Image plate erasure (CR syst
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FIG. 19. Modified TG18-QC pattern w
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FIG. 21. Radiologist workstation wi
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7.2.1.6. Time frame for corrective
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7.2.3. Weekly quality control test
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Note: It is not necessary to view t
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TABLE 7. TOLERANCES FOR IMAGING WEE
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7.2.4.4. Interpretation of results
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7.3.1.5. Recommendations and correc
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artefacts are typically best seen w
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7.3.3.5. Recommendations and correc
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7.4.1.3. Methodology(1) Annotate th
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RECORD OF DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY REPEA
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(3) Including examinations of at le
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7.5. SEMI-ANNUAL TESTS7.5.1. Comput
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8. MEDICAL PHYSICIST’S QUALITY CO
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8.1. NOTE ON IMAGE NAMING CONVENTIO
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(16) On any randomly selected patie
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FIG. 30. Positioning of bathroom sc
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(6) The target, filter, kV, grid, d
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(2) Stack the 20 and 25 mm PMMA sla
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TABLE 13. ACCEPTABLE AND ACHIEVABLE
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8.5. DETECTOR PERFORMANCE8.5.1. Bas
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8.5.2. Detector response and noise8
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the service engineer responsible fo
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(13) Using the annotation tool on t
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Breast supportPMMA slabBreast suppo
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(10) Place the thinner test object
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8.6. EVALUATION OF SYSTEM RESOLUTIO
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Page 165 and 166: Annex IRADIOGRAPHER DATA COLLECTION
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Page 169: Chart 4 LASER PRINTER SENSITOMETRY
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