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What are the 3 main purposes and benefits of having a quality management program?
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1. Enhanced/Better Image Quality
2. Reduction in unnecessary exposure to patients 3. Reduce cost to the institution and the patient |
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What is the main accreditation agency overseeing health care?
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Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
- Accredits hospital, mental health facilities long term care, ambulatory care and mental health facilities State and federal reimbursement |
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Who enforces regulations on quality assurance?
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Enforced by Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)
Branch of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
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What are the 3 main areas involved in quality assurance?
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Evolutionary process that provides quality images and services
Medical, technical, or managerial in nature Identifies, monitors, and resolves problems Evaluation of everything in department that affects patient care - Medical - Technical - Managerial |
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What is the process in evaluating problems?
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Establish criteria
Monitor performance Collect data Analyze data Evaluate data |
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What are the features for quality management?
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1. Enhanced patient care
2. Management techniques that reveal effective and ineffective procedures 3. Review of department policies 4. Technical effectiveness and efficiency 5. In-service education |
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What are the 6 major Quality Control tests that need to be done and how often?
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1. Daily Processor Sensitometry (daily)
2. Collimator Accuracy ( quarterly) 3. Beam Alignment (quarterly) 4. Focal Spot Check (bi-annual) 5. mA Linearity/kVp Reproducibility (annually) 6. Safelight Test (bi-annual) |
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Besides the film what are the 3 things you need to do quality control?
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Sensitometer
Densitometer Control chart |
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What is the temp allowance for a processor in QC?
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plus or minus .5 deg
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What is the time allowance for a processor?
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2-3%
what about ph for solution |
range of 10-11.5
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what is the CR accuracy allowance?
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1%
accuracy and light field convergence? |
plus or minus 2%
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QC for distance allowance
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10%
how about centering? |
plus or minus 2%
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QC for angling tube?
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plus or minus 1%
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QC for timer?
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plus or minus 5%
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mR, mAs lineararity (consistency)
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plus or minus 10%
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QC for exposure reproductivity?
consistent output for same technique on repeated exams |
plus or minus 5%
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Focal spot test tools?
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Line pair resolution tools
Star test patterns Pinhole cameras |
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