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

PREAMBLE

I.

INTRODUCTION

II.

QUALITY MANAGEMENT

II.

QUALITY MANAGEMENT

A.

Quality Management Team

II.

QUALITY MANAGEMENT

B.

Service Records

II.

QUALITY MANAGEMENT

C.

Records of Devices and Tools

II.

QUALITY MANAGEMENT

D.

Policies (as applicable)

II.

QUALITY MANAGEMENT

E.

Reporting Structure for Findings

III.

QUALITY ASSURANCE

III.

QUALITY ASSURANCE

A.

Periodic Review of Settings/Protocols/Clinical Outputs

III.

QUALITY ASSURANCE

B.

Calibration of Measurement Devices/Tools

IV.

QUALITY CONTROL

IV.

QUALITY CONTROL

A.

Acceptance Testing

IV.

QUALITY CONTROL

B.

Equipment Performance Evaluation

IV.

QUALITY CONTROL

C.

Continuous Quality Control

QUALITY CONTROL

Written Survey Reports and Follow-Up Procedures

V.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

A.

Qualified Medical Physicist

V.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

B.

Physician

V.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

C.

Medical Physicist Assistant

V.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

D.

Information Technology (IT) Professional

V.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

E.

Diagnostic Medical Sonographer

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Roles and Responsibilities

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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

ACR
Keenan, Mary Ann DMP, Chair
Carver, Diana E PhD
Chong, Sang Hoon PhD
Gabriel, Helena MD
Heshmat, Anahita PhD
Rubinstein, Ashley PhD

AAPM
Carson, Paul PhD
Dohatcu, Andreea Cristina PhD
Long, Zaiyang PhD
Russ, Megan PhD
Yu, Baihui PhD

Committee on Practice Parameters and Technical Standards – 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	Lee, Ryan K MBA, MD - CSC, Co-Chair	Amurao, Maxwell MBA, PhD	Caplin, Drew M MD
Carson, Paul PhD	Carver, Diana E PhD	Chong, Sang Hoon PhD	Dohatcu, Andreea Cristina PhD
Gabriel, Helena MD	Heshmat, Anahita PhD	Keenan, Mary Ann DMP	Larson, David B MBA, MD
Long, Zaiyang PhD	Pacella, Matthew A MS	Rubin, Eric MD - CSC	Rubinstein, Ashley PhD
Russ, Megan PhD	Schoppe, Kurt MD - CSC	Yu, Baihui PhD

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