#20 Specification, Acceptance Testing and Quality Control of Diagnostic Imaging Equipment (1991 Summer School) (CD-ROM Format)
Author: J. Anthony Seibert, Gary T. Barnes, Robert G. Gould, eds.ISBN: 9781888340686
Published: 2007 | | CD-ROM
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Table of Contents
I. CONSIDERATIONS AND RATIONALE OF SPECIFICATION AND ACCEPTANCE TESTINGAcceptance Testing of Diagnostic X-ray Imaging Equipment: Considerations and Rationale
Joel E. Gray
Specification of Diagnostic X-ray Imaging Equipment and the Bid Process
Gary T. Barnes
Specification and Acceptance Testing: The X-ray Equipment Manufacturers’ Viewpoint
Morgan W. Nields
II. X-RAY IMAGING CONCEPTS AND CONSIDERATIONS
X-ray Imaging Concepts: Basic Considerations
Perry Sprawls, Jr.
X-ray Imaging Concepts: Mathematics and Modeling
John M. Boone
X-ray Imaging Concepts: Nose, SNR, and DQE
Martin Yaffe
Image Quality: The Radiologist’s Perspective
Carl J. Vyborny
III. X-RAY SOURCE AND GENERATOR SYSTEMS
X-ray Source Assembly Design
Emile Gabbay
X-ray Source Assembly Acceptance Testing
Werner W. Roeck
X-ray Generator and AEC Design
Ernst Ammann
X-ray Generator and Automatic Exposure Control Device Acceptance Testing
Raymond P. Rossi
IV. RADIOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS AND FILM PROCESSING
Equipment Requirements and Quality Control for Mammography
Martin Yaffe
Scanning Equalization Radiography (SER)
Donald B. Plewes
Automatic Film Processing in Medical Imaging: System Design Considerations
Arthur G. Haus
Acceptance Testing and QC of Film Transport and Processing Systems
Louis K. Wagner
V. IMAGE INTENSIFIER-TV FLUOROSCOPY SYSTEMS
Image Intensifier Design and Specifications
Paul de Groot
Television Camera Design and Specification
John A. Rowlands
Fluoroscopic Systems and Viewing Considerations
John A. Rowlands
The Physical Evaluation of the Imaging Performance of Television Fluoroscopy and Digital Fluorography Systems Using the Leeds X-ray Test Objects: A UK Approach to Quality Assurance in the Diagnostic Radiology Department
Arnold R. Cowen
Routine Fluoroscopic Quality Control
Dev P. Chakraborty
Technical Considerations of Equipment Selection and Acceptance Testing of Cardiovascular Angiography Systems
Pei-Jan Paul Lin
Specifications, Acceptance Testing and Quality Assurance of Radiation Oncology Simulator X-ray Systems
Philip H. Heintz
VI. DIGITAL FLUOROSCOPY AND RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEMS
Design Considerations of Digital Fluoroscopy/Fluorography Equipment
Leon Verhoeven
Digital Fluoro Acceptance Testing: The AAPM Approach
Maynard D. High
Photostimulable Phosphor Radiography Design Considerations
Hisatoyo Kato
Photostimulable Phosphor System Acceptance Testing
J. Anthony Seibert
VII. COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEMS
CT Overview and Basics
Robert G. Gould
CT Design Considerations and Specifications
R. Mattson
CT Acceptance Testing
Leh-Nien Dick Loo
CT Dose Assessment
Lawrence N. Rothenberg
VIII. MULTIFORMAT CAMERA SYSTEMS
Multiformat Video and Laser Camera Design Considerations
Walter Anderson
Multiformat Video and Laser Camera Acceptance Testing (and Quality Control)
Joel E. Gray
IX. ROOM LAYOUT AND RADIATION PROTECTION CONSIDERATIONS
X-Ray Room Preparation: Layout and Design Considerations
Werner W. Roeck
Specifications/Acceptance Testing of Radiation Shielding
Stewart C. Bushong
X. REGULATION AND DOCUMENTATION CONCERNS
Overview of State, Federal and JCAHO Quality Control Requirements
Louis K. Wagner
Patient Dose Determination and Evaluation in Diagnostic Radiology
Robert L. Dixon
Routine Stray and Scatter Radiation Measurements: Environmental Survey
Dev P. Chakraborty
QC Program Documentation: The University of Colorado Approach
Raymond P. Rossi
Responsibilities of the Small Hospital Consultant
Stewart C. Bushong