Implementation of a Remote and Automated Quality Control Programme for Radiography and Mammography Equipment.

• Superior document: IAEA Human Health Series ; v.39
• Author: IAEA.
• Place / Publishing House: Havertown : : International Atomic Energy Agency,, 2021.; Ã2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: IAEA Human Health Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (144 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.1. Background -- 1.2. Objective -- 1.3. Scope -- 1.4. Structure -- 2. QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL PRACTICES IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE WORLD -- 2.1. Status of comprehensive quality control -- 2.1.1. Asia and Pacific -- 2.1.2. Europe -- 2.1.3. Latin America -- 2.1.4. United States of America/Canada -- 2.1.5. Africa -- 2.2. Remote and automated quality control -- 2.2.1. Framework of remote quality control -- 2.2.2. Framework of automated quality control -- 2.2.3. Need for remote and automated quality control -- 2.3. Importance of support from clinically qualified medical physicists -- 3. RESOURCES AND NEEDS -- 3.1. Time commitments -- 3.2. Human resources -- 3.3. Information technology -- 3.3.1. Local infrastructure and personnel support -- 3.3.2. Protection of data -- 3.3.3. Central data repository -- 3.4. Financial considerations -- 4. TESTING AND REPORTING -- 4.1. Remote quality control -- 4.1.1. Description of phantoms -- 4.1.2. Guidelines for facilities without test image transmission capabilities -- 4.1.3. Guidelines for remote quality control for facilities with image transmission capabilities -- 4.2. Procedures for remote quality control -- 4.2.1. Radiography -- 4.2.2. Mammography -- 4.2.3. Sensitometry -- 4.2.4. Interpretation monitors -- 4.2.5. Dosimetry -- 4.3. Follow-up for remote quality control -- 5. DATA ANALYSIS REQUIREMENTS -- 5.1. Algorithms -- 5.2. Control limits and automated notifications -- 5.3. Trend analysis -- 6. IMPLEMENTING A REMOTE QUALITY CONTROL FRAMEWORK -- 6.1. Roles and responsibilities -- 6.1.1. Role of national or local authorities -- 6.1.2. Role of professional societies -- 6.1.3. Role of the manufacturer -- 6.2. Future directions -- Appendix I MEDICAL PHYSICS TOOLBOX -- Appendix II PHANTOM SPECIFICATIONS -- Appendix III BASIC STATISTICAL TOOLS.

Appendix IV PROCESS CONTROL FAILURES AND ARTEFACTS -- Appendix V IMAGE QUALITY METRICS -- Appendix VI BASIC INFORMATION ON DICOM -- Appendix VII PILOT STUDY RESULTS -- Appendix VIII DATA FORMS -- REFERENCES -- ABBREVIATIONS -- CONTRIBUTORS TO DRAFTING AND REVIEW.