Standards Flashcards
According to HARP what is the acceptance limit for kvp accuracy?
Testing frequency?
+/- 8%
Semi annually
According to SC35 what is the acceptance limit for kvp accuracy?
Testing frequency?
+/- 10%
Annually
According to HARP, what is the minimum HVL mm/al for 70kvp?
1.5
Semi annual testing
According to SC35, what is the minimum HVL mm/al for 70kvp?
2.5
Annual testing
According to HARP, what is the acceptance limit for reproducibility?
CV is less than 0.08
Each exposure within 20% of the mean
Semi annually
According to SC35, what is the acceptance limit for reproducibility?
CV is less than 0.05
Each exposure is within 15% of the mean
Annually
For both SC35 and HARP, what is the acceptance limit for mAs linearity?
Must not differ by more than 0.10 times their sum
SC35 - annual
HARP - semi annual
According to HARP, what is the acceptance limit for timer accuracy?
1/30s or 5 mAs
Semi annual
According to HARP, what are the acceptance limits for the AEC - back up timer?
At 50kvp less than or equal to 2000mAs
Above 50 kvp less than or equal to 600 mAs
Semi annually
According to HARP, what is the acceptance limit for AEC - minimum exposure time?
1/60s or 5 mAs
Semi annually
According to SC35, what is the acceptance limit for AEC - consistency of exposure with varying kvp?
0.15 variation in OD
annually
According to SC35, what is the acceptance limit for AEC - consistency of exposure with varying patient thickness?
0.20 variation in OD
According to HARP, what is the acceptance limit of length or width for collimation?
+/- 2% of SID
semi annually
According to HARP, what is the acceptance limit for the size of the xray field with collimation?
3%
Semi annually
According to SC35, what is the acceptance limit of misalignment of length or width with collimation?
+/- 2% of SID
Annual