Standards Flashcards

1
Q

According to HARP what is the acceptance limit for kvp accuracy?
Testing frequency?

A

+/- 8%
Semi annually

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According to SC35 what is the acceptance limit for kvp accuracy?
Testing frequency?

A

+/- 10%
Annually

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3
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According to HARP, what is the minimum HVL mm/al for 70kvp?

A

1.5
Semi annual testing

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4
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According to SC35, what is the minimum HVL mm/al for 70kvp?

A

2.5
Annual testing

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5
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According to HARP, what is the acceptance limit for reproducibility?

A

CV is less than 0.08
Each exposure within 20% of the mean
Semi annually

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6
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According to SC35, what is the acceptance limit for reproducibility?

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CV is less than 0.05
Each exposure is within 15% of the mean
Annually

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7
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For both SC35 and HARP, what is the acceptance limit for mAs linearity?

A

Must not differ by more than 0.10 times their sum
SC35 - annual
HARP - semi annual

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8
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According to HARP, what is the acceptance limit for timer accuracy?

A

1/30s or 5 mAs
Semi annual

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9
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According to HARP, what are the acceptance limits for the AEC - back up timer?

A

At 50kvp less than or equal to 2000mAs
Above 50 kvp less than or equal to 600 mAs
Semi annually

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10
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According to HARP, what is the acceptance limit for AEC - minimum exposure time?

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1/60s or 5 mAs
Semi annually

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11
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According to SC35, what is the acceptance limit for AEC - consistency of exposure with varying kvp?

A

0.15 variation in OD
annually

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12
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According to SC35, what is the acceptance limit for AEC - consistency of exposure with varying patient thickness?

A

0.20 variation in OD

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13
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According to HARP, what is the acceptance limit of length or width for collimation?

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+/- 2% of SID
semi annually

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14
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According to HARP, what is the acceptance limit for the size of the xray field with collimation?

A

3%
Semi annually

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15
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According to SC35, what is the acceptance limit of misalignment of length or width with collimation?

A

+/- 2% of SID
Annual

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16
Q

According to SC35, what is the acceptance limit for PBL?

A

Size of xray field within 3% of SID
Total misalignment should not exceed 4% of SID
Annually

17
Q

If using a 8 or 9 penny test, what is the acceptance limit for both HARP and SC35?

A

+/-2% of SID

18
Q

For both SC35 and HARP, what is the acceptance limit for beam perpendicularity?

A

Alignment +/-2% of SID

19
Q

According to SC35, what is the acceptance limit for total retake rate?

A

Less than 5%
Monthly