Logo
homeHome

Jentashapir Journal of Cellular and Molecular Biology

Official Journal of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

Jentashapir Journal of Cellular and Molecular Biology

homeHome
settingsInstructions
Authors GuideSubmit Manuscript

Outlines

Quality control of diagnostic radiology devices in the selected hospitals of Ahvaz city

Author(s):
Jentashapir Journal of Cellular and Molecular Biology:Vol. 4, issue 5; 371-377
Published online:Oct 31, 2014
Article type:Research Article
Received:Sep 29, 2012
Accepted:Dec 23, 2012
How to Cite:

Abstract

Background:

X-ray, is one of the oldest, and yet the most widely used form of medical photographing. X-ray is a valuable tool to diagnose and examine many diseases such as arthritis, spinal injuries, pneumonia, bronchitis and even cancer. Running a quality control program of the radiology devices can reduce the absorbed dose in the patients. The aim of this study is to take the quality control test on the diagnostic radiology devices in the selected hospitals of Ahvaz city.

Material and methods:

In this study various parameters of quality control programs were measured by the researchers, including voltage accuracy, accuracy of irradiation time, voltage repeatability, repeatability of irradiation time, output repeatability of X-ray tube, conformity of the optical field with radiation field, being the radiation field perpendicular to the film, the maximum leakage of tube and the light intensity of collimator.

Results:

Evaluating the voltage accuracy revealed that the radiology devices in the hospitals (A) and (C) fell below an acceptable standard. An Assessment of the maximum leakage of the tube showed that all selected radiology devices were of a good standard. Assessing the conformity of optical field with radiation field also showed that radiology devices fell below acceptable standard in the hospitals (D) and (C).

Full Text

Full text is available in PDF

Copyright

© 2014, Jentashapir Journal of Cellular and Molecular Biology. This open-access article is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0) International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which allows for the copying and redistribution of the material only for noncommercial purposes, provided that the original work is properly cited.

Similar Articles

23
Oct
2020
Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Evaluation of Technical and Protective Functions; Radiology Department Staff of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences

Fateme Zakieh Tohidi,
Hadi Nakhzari Moghadam,
Sahar Azari-Mofrad,
Saeed Ghasemi,
Seideh Zeinab Almasi,
Mohadeseh Tohidi

Tohidi FZ, Nakhzari Moghadam H, Azari-Mofrad S, Ghasemi S, Almasi SZ, et al. Evaluation of Technical and Protective Functions; Radiology Department Staff of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences. Zahedan J Res Med Sci. 2020;22(4):e96753. doi: https://doi.org/10.5812/zjrms.96753

31
Oct
2014

The protection knowledge and performance of Radiographers in some hospitals of Ahvaz County

30
Aug
2013

Assessing the Oldness and Capacity of Radiography and Ultrasound Equipment in Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Payman Salamati,
Hossein Ghanaati,
Shahram Ghasemzadeh,
Amir Hossein Jalali

Salamati P, Ghanaati H, Ghasemzadeh S, Jalali AH. Assessing the Oldness and Capacity of Radiography and Ultrasound Equipment in Tehran University of Medical Sciences. I J Radiol. 2013;10(3):179-181. doi: https://doi.org/10.5812/iranjradiol.6835

30
Jun
2012

Assessment of skill of radiographers of specially radiology sciences in educational hospitals of Ahvaz in 2010

Jafar Fatahi Asl

Fatahi Asl J. Assessment of skill of radiographers of specially radiology sciences in educational hospitals of Ahvaz in 2010. Jentashapir J Cell Mol Biol. 2012;3(3):. doi:

20
Jan
2016

Application of Analytical Hierarchy Process Approach for Service Quality Evaluation in Radiology Departments: A Cross-Sectional Study

Khalil Alimohammadzadeh,
Mohammadkarim Bahadori,
Fariba Hassani

Alimohammadzadeh K, Bahadori M, Hassani F. Application of Analytical Hierarchy Process Approach for Service Quality Evaluation in Radiology Departments: A Cross-Sectional Study. I J Radiol. 2016;13(1):e29424. doi: https://doi.org/10.5812/iranjradiol.29424

Download PDF96.12 KB
Import into EndNoteImport into BibTex
Share on
Comments
Number of Comments:0
Cited by
Metrics

Ordering Reprints

Articles are published under the Creative Commons license stated on each article. No permission or royalty fee is required for uses permitted by that license. CCC handles optional bulk and customized reprint orders. Any quotation covers production and delivery services only, not copyright permission. > Request Reprints from CCC 

Search Relations

Author(s):

    Related Articles

    Related Article in PubMed

    Related Article in Google Scholar

    Create Citation Alert via Google Reader