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1
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Define QA

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Any planned and systematic actions necessary to provide

confidence that a sys will perform satisfactorily and safely complying with agreed standards.

2
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Define QC

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The set of operations intended to maintain or improve quality and includes monitoring, evaluation and maintenance

3
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Legal requirements for QA

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IRMER17 Reg 32 ádequate testing of performance’
IRMER17 Reg 4 ‘regular review of procedure to ensure they are effective’
NHS values: commitment to quality of care

4
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Equipment life cycle

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Specification
Tender
Purchase
Installation
Critical exam
Acceptance
Commissioning
Clinical use
Maintenance and routine testing ^
Diposal
Replacement
5
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What is a critical exam?

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Tests which ensures safety features and warning devices operate correctly

RPA must be involved

6
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What is acceptance testing?

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A verification process to by a customer representative to ensure that the contractor has supplied the equipment specified.

Simple check lists a and verification tests

Review mechanical/electrical/ rad safety

7
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What are commissioning tests?

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Set of tests performed by a customer representative to ensure equipment is ready for clinical use.

Carried out prior to clinical use, can aid optimisation by obtaining baseline test scores.

8
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What is routine testing?

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Regular testing throughout the equipment’s lifetime to monitor performance and ID changes

Subset of commissioning tests

Include action plans for when failure occurs

9
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What are maintenance tests?

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Engineers tests which compliment routine QA.

Include considerations following mod/ reinstall and repair

10
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What is level B and level A QA?

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Level B: medical physics led quantitive tests, recc engineer response or actions as required

Level A: Radiographer QA, looking for changes in performance. Sensitive ut most specific. No formal report. Follow action plan if an issue arises.

11
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Routine QA guidance From report 91

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  • Parameters to test
  • level of expertise req
  • Frequency
  • Priority
  • Action levels
  • Explanatory paragraphs

suggestions

  • appoint QA radiographer
  • allocate testing time
  • document all tes results
  • make sure test equipment is available to staff and within calibration
12
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What are the 2 types of action level?

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Remedial: Issue present but use may continue

Suspension level: error present, halt equipment use

Use documented action plans to take responsibility from front line tester

13
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Other report covering QA

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Report 32 - Modality specific
107 - Critical exam
89 - Mammo

14
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What is retake analysis ?

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Review of failed patient images where a retake was required, can identify procedural and QA issues.

15
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What are the patient dose measures for each modality?

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Standard radiography: individual radiograph: ESD or DAP
Complete session: DAP

Mammo: MGD (mean glandular dose) to standard breast >2.5mGy per film and MGD to patient > 3.5mGy per film

Dental: IO dose at collimator tio or OPG dose

Fluoro: Dose at ES of phantom > 50mGy/min
DAP