Chapter 31 Notes Flashcards

1
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QM

A

quality management

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QA

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quality assurance

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3
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QC

A

quality control

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4
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SMDA

A

safe medical devices act

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5
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MQSA

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mammography quality standards act

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6
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MQSA ensures

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all mammography services meet minimum standards of quality and excellence

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7
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HIPAA sets standards for

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electronic record security; electronic formats for record keeping; electronic identifiers and codes; requirements for confidentiality and privacy rules

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8
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failure to comply with HIPAA can result in

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$250,000 fines and up to 10 years in prison

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9
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accreditation agencies

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establish quality standards; assess them; provide certification that individual facilities have met quality standards

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10
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QM

A

quality management

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11
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quality management is designed to

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monitor equipment performance and compliance with industry benchmarks

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12
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two key components of quality management

A

quality assurance and quality control

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13
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quality assurance

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seeks to get the most efficient performance from both imaging facility and physician

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14
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quality control

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visible, ongoing effort to collect information about imaging operation

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15
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compare bids for

A

ability to meet required specifications, cost, service, support, and life costs

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16
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installation and acceptance testing of equipment is responsibility of

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vendor/manufacturer

17
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monitoring problems

A

establish criteria, monitor performance, collect data, analyze data, and evaluate data

18
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three types of focal spot test tools

A

line pair resolution tools; star test patterns; pinhole cameras

19
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half-value layer

A

measured using dosimetry equipment to determine amount of filtration that will reduce beam intensity to one-half of its original value

20
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light field and x-ray beam SID allowance

21
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central ray crosshair allowance

22
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distance indicator is measured with

A

tape measure

23
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distance indicator allowance

24
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centering indicator allowance

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angulator or protractor accuracy
+-1%
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kilovoltage accuracy
+-5%
27
timer accuracy
+-5%
28
mA stations
+-10%
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High and low mA stations accuracy
+-10%
30
exposure reproducibility
+-5%
31
ABC
automatic brightness control
32
ion chambers sensitivity should respond within
+-10%
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brightness uniformity
15%
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brightness uniformity for multiple monitors
5%