New England Medical Physics Consultants
A Medical Physics Consulting Company
Serving hospitals and clinics in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont
QC Status
The following tests will be performed for fluoroscopy and radiography systems
• Mechanical condition • SID Indicator accuracy • Exposure Switch Function • Light field/X-Ray field alignment for radiographic systems • Positive Beam Limitation for radiographic systems • X-Ray Field/Image Receptor alignment for fluoroscopic systems • kVp Accuracy • mAs Linearity • Half-value-Layer measurements • Exposure reproducibility • Radiographic Timer Reproducibility • Radiographic Timer Accuracy • Automatic Exposure Control Reproducibility • Fluoroscopic High Contract Resolution • Fluoroscopic Low Contrast Resolution • Fluoroscopic max dose measurements • Fluoroscopic typical exposure measurements • Fluoroscopic Timer function