Master all aspects of quality management and control in today’s imaging environment! A true one-of-a-kind text, Quality Management in the Imaging Sciences, 7th Edition provides the information you need to ensure that radiographic equipment operates properly and that it functions within accepted standards. Step-by-step instructions provide a guide to evaluating equipment and documenting results. Also included is coverage of the latest federal regulations, advances in technology, and current QM certification requirements. Written by physics and diagnostic imaging educator Jeffrey Papp, this resource is an excellent tool to help you prepare for the ARRT® Quality Management Advanced Level Examination.
1. Chapter 1: Introduction to Quality Management - p. xii 2. Chapter 2: Quality Improvement Tools and Procedures - p. 26 3. Chapter 3: Image Quality - p. 47 4. Chapter 4: Film/Screen Image Receptor Systems - p. 61 5. Chapter 5: Quality Control of X-ray Generators and Ancillary Radiographic Equipment - p. 101 6. Chapter 6: Radiographic Image Artifacts - p. 133 7. Chapter 7: Quality Control of Fluoroscopic Equipment - p. 150 8. Chapter 8: Digital Radiographic and Fluoroscopic Systems and Advanced Imaging Equipment - p. 167 9. Chapter 9: Mammographic Quality Standards - p. 211 10. Chapter 10: Quality Control in Computed Tomography - p. 265 11. Chapter 11: Quality Control for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Equipment - p. 281 12. Chapter 12: Ultrasound Equipment Quality Assurance - p. 302 13. Chapter 13: Quality Assurance in Nuclear Medicine - p. 321 14. Agencies, Organizations, and Committees in Quality Assurance - p. 348 15. Bibliography - p. 349 16. Glossary - p. 350 17. Index - p. 357
Master all aspects of quality management and control in today’s imaging environment! A true one-of-a-kind text, Quality Management in the Imaging Sciences, 7th Edition provides the information you need to ensure that radiographic equipment operates properly and that it functions within accepted standards. Step-by-step instructions provide a guide to evaluating equipment and documenting results. Also included is coverage of the latest federal regulations, advances in technology, and current QM certification requirements. Written by physics and diagnostic imaging educator Jeffrey Papp, this resource is an excellent tool to help you prepare for the ARRT® Quality Management Advanced Level Examination.
1. Chapter 1: Introduction to Quality Management - p. xii 2. Chapter 2: Quality Improvement Tools and Procedures - p. 26 3. Chapter 3: Image Quality - p. 47 4. Chapter 4: Film/Screen Image Receptor Systems - p. 61 5. Chapter 5: Quality Control of X-ray Generators and Ancillary Radiographic Equipment - p. 101 6. Chapter 6: Radiographic Image Artifacts - p. 133 7. Chapter 7: Quality Control of Fluoroscopic Equipment - p. 150 8. Chapter 8: Digital Radiographic and Fluoroscopic Systems and Advanced Imaging Equipment - p. 167 9. Chapter 9: Mammographic Quality Standards - p. 211 10. Chapter 10: Quality Control in Computed Tomography - p. 265 11. Chapter 11: Quality Control for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Equipment - p. 281 12. Chapter 12: Ultrasound Equipment Quality Assurance - p. 302 13. Chapter 13: Quality Assurance in Nuclear Medicine - p. 321 14. Agencies, Organizations, and Committees in Quality Assurance - p. 348 15. Bibliography - p. 349 16. Glossary - p. 350 17. Index - p. 357
