ACR–AAPM TECHNICAL STANDARD FOR DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL PHYSICS PERFORMANCE MONITORING OF DUAL-ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY (DXA) EQUIPMENT

PREAMBLE

I. INTRODUCTION

II. QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

III. PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS TO BE MONITORED

A. Acceptance Testing

III. PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS TO BE MONITORED

B. Performance Evaluation

III. PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS TO BE MONITORED

C. QC Program

III. PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS TO BE MONITORED

D. Written Survey Reports and Follow-up Procedures

IV. RADIATION SAFETY IN IMAGING

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
Einstein, Samuel A PhD, Co-Chair
Grice, Jared V DMP, Co-Chair
Carver, Diana E PhD
Chang, Connie Y MD
Mawlawi, Osama PhD

AAPM
Chen, Jian-Feng PhD
Frimeth, Jeff MSc
Jafari, Mary Ellen MS
Ruan, Chun PhD

Committee on Practice Parameters and Technical Standards – Medical Physics

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

Committee on Practice Parameters and Technical Standards

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

Newell, Mary S MD, Chair

Caplin, Drew M MD

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

Mahesh, Mahadevappa MS, PhD, Chair, Commission on Medical Physics

Comments Reconciliation Committee

Amurao, Maxwell MBA, PhD - CSC, Chair	Ellerbroek, Nancy A MD - CSC, Co-Chair	Caplin, Drew M MD	Carver, Diana E PhD
Chang, Connie Y MD	Chen, Jian-Feng PhD	Crummy, Timothy MD, MHA - CSC	Einstein, Samuel A PhD
Frimeth, Jeff MSc	Grice, Jared V DMP	Jafari, Mary Ellen MS	Keenan, Mary Ann DMP
Larson, David B MBA, MD	Mahesh, Mahadevappa MS, PhD	Mawlawi, Osama PhD	Newell, Mary S MD
Ruan, Chun PhD	Schoppe, Kurt MD - CSC

REFERENCES

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