CHAPTERS 11 AND 12 CARTER

More acronyms! TJC formerly known as JCAHO CQI or TQM CQI focuses on the process vs the individual Note the same three step QC process as film

2k or 3k at Radiologist station Daily Weakest link! 2k or 3k at Radiologist station Daily SMPTE or AAPMTG18-CR test pattern Evaluate General appearance Geometric distortion Luminance, reflection, noise and glare

Geometric distortions Reflections Luminance Response Monthly or Quarterly Geometric distortions Reflections Luminance Response How bright? Use photometer 16 different luminance regions should be visualized Luminance Dependencies Checking for uniformity Resolution Magnifying glass and TG18 QC pattern Checking line pair patterns

How quick can the initial study be loaded? How fast are the processing functions? Name a few of these How quickly can a new study be loaded? How quickly does the study move from the modality workstation to the PAC? Do all images completed get to the PACS? What is the compression recall time?

Are undiagnostic images being sent to PACS? If the system goes down for any reason, how long is it down?

Chapter 12 Carter

Read the third bullet on page 221 COMPARE CR TO DR IN TERMS OF TECHNICAL FACTORS AND ANALYSING THEM. PG 221 Read the third bullet on page 221 Let’s talk about that!

THE IP WHAT CAN BE DONE TO MAINTAIN THIS?