ACR–AAPM–SIIM–SPR PRACTICE PARAMETER FOR DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY

PREAMBLE

INTRODUCTION

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QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Physician

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QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Qualified Medical Physicist

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QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Non-Physician Radiology Provider (NPRP)

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QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Radiologic Technologist

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QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Imaging Informatics Professional

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SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

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DOCUMENTATION

EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Image Availability and Information Standardization

EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Acquisition

EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Image Processing

EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Image Data Integrity and Transmission

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RADIATION SAFETY IN IMAGING

VII.

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

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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