QA

Question 1

What do you do daily (in the AM) to maximise tube life?

Answer 1

Tube warm up

Question 2

What weekly QA tests are there?

Answer 2

Alarm testing

Room maintenance and housekeeping

Question 3

What fortnightly QA test do you do?

Answer 3

DR rooms system reproducibility.

Purpose: The X-ray system should deliver conisistent performance- exposure output and pixel value. This is assessed by consistency of EI and mAs to ensure that the correct exposure parameters are maintained and remain within acceptable tolerance to minimise patient dose.

Question 4

What monthly QA tests are there?

Answer 4

DR detectors- calibration & Sky plate- calibration= Pixel test

TG18 QC= Use an installed TG18QC pattern to check that the display setting for images maintains the image quality.

RCD testing

Question 5

3 monthly tests?

Answer 5

Film badge monitoring

Question 6

6 monthly?

Answer 6

Cone alignment (LBD) testing= To determine the accuracy of the alignment of the radiation beam with the light beam.

Question 7

Annual tests?

Answer 7

Aprons/ gowns, Battery calibration, Grids, reference doses.

Question 8

Biennial?

Answer 8

Gonadal shielding