ACR–AAPM TECHNICAL STANDARD FOR DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL PHYSICS PERFORMANCE MONITORING OF FLUOROSCOPIC EQUIPMENT

PREAMBLE

INTRODUCTION

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QUALITY MANAGEMENT

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QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Quality Management Team

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QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Service Records

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QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Records of Devices

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QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Policies (as applicable)

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QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Reporting Structure for Issues

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QUALITY ASSURANCE

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QUALITY CONTROL

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QUALITY CONTROL

Acceptance Testing

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QUALITY CONTROL

Equipment Performance Evaluation

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QUALITY CONTROL

Continuous Quality Control

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Qualified Medical Physicist

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Physician

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Medical Physicist Assistant

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RADIATION SAFETY IN IMAGING

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QUALITY CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT, SAFETY, INFECTION CONTROL, AND PATIENT EDUCATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Writing Committee – members represent their societies in the initial and final revision of this practice parameter

ACR
Bevins, Nicholas PhD, Chair
Bird, Ngara MS
Heshmat, Anahita PhD
Razi, Zahra PhD
Senhou, Naima PhD
Vanderhoek, Matt PhD

AAPM
Frimeth, Jeff MSc
Goode, Allen R MS
Kobistek, Robert MS
Wunderle, Kevin PhD

Committee on Practice Parameters - Medical Physics

(ACR Committee responsible for sponsoring the draft through the process)

Pacella, Matthew A MS, Chair	Bevins, Nicholas PhD	Buckey, Courtney R PhD	Butler, Renee MS
DeAngelis, Dylan MS	Deng, Shengwen PhD	Dieguez Gonzalez, Ana MS	Grice, Jared V DMP
Gros, Sebastien PhD	Keenan, Mary Ann DMP	Schaeffer, Colin PhD	Schofield, Deborah L PhD
Tarver, Russell B MS

Committee on Practice Parameters and Technical Standards

(ACR Committee responsible for sponsoring the draft through the process)

Caplin, Drew M MD, Chair

Amurao, Maxwell MBA, PhD, Chair, Commission on Medical Physics

Larson, David B MBA, MD, Chair, Commission on Quality and Safety

Comments Reconciliation Committee

Edmonson, Heidi A PhD - CSC, Chair	Kagetsu, Nolan MD - CSC, Co-Chair	Amurao, Maxwell MBA, PhD	Bevins, Nicholas PhD
Bird, Ngara MS	Caplin, Drew M MD	Frimeth, Jeff MSc	Goode, Allen R MS
Heshmat, Anahita PhD	Kobistek, Robert MS	Larson, David B MBA, MD	Pacella, Matthew A MS
Razi, Zahra PhD	Rubin, Eric MD - CSC	Schoppe, Kurt MD - CSC	Senhou, Naima PhD
Vanderhoek, Matt PhD	Wunderle, Kevin PhD

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