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

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

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Superior document:IAEA Human Health Series ; v.39
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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
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Physical Description:1 online resource (144 pages)
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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.

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