1. Practical application of suspension criteria scenarios in general radiography, computed radiography,digital radiography and fluoroscopy.
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O'Connor U, Gallagher A, O'Reilly G, Dowling A, and Malone JF
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- Europe, Fluoroscopy instrumentation, Humans, Ireland, Quality Control, Radiation Dosage, Radiation Protection methods, Radiographic Image Enhancement instrumentation, Radiography instrumentation, Reproducibility of Results, Risk Assessment, Tomography, X-Ray Computed instrumentation, Treatment Outcome, X-Rays, Fluoroscopy standards, Radiographic Image Enhancement standards, Radiography standards, Tomography, X-Ray Computed standards
- Abstract
Radiological equipment must be assessed against criteria for acceptability to ensure that it meets the minimum standards for patient safety. This assessment is typically led by a medical physicist with input from radiology staff and the equipment supplier. Equipment that does not meet the criteria requires action and may be suspended from clinical use. European Commission report RP 91 will be revised and replaced as RP 162. It has been drawn up to aid medical physicists with the assessment process and provide guidance on suspension levels. This paper details several cases where the criteria in the proposed RP 162 were applied in general radiography, computed radiography, digital radiography and fluoroscopy. The factors considered by the medical physicist and the outcome of each case are presented. The proposed RP 162 report improves on its predecessor and provides a robust set of criteria for ensuring that patient safety within the EU medical exposures framework is optimised.
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- 2013
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