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QC Standards for Medical Monitors

Monitor QC assessment and judgment criteria have been standardized and put forward by organizations worldwide such as AAPM, DIN, JIRA, and IEC. RadiCS quality control software enables precise QC with easy-to-follow procedures to comply with any of the following standards.

Standards with a pink ribbon include QC standards for breast imaging monitors.

United States of America (USA)

AAPM On-Line Report No.03

"Assessment of Display Performance for Medical Imaging Systems" formulated by Task Group (TG) 18 of American Association of Physicists in Medicine.

ACR-AAPM-SIIM "Practice Guideline for Determinants of Image Quality in Digital Mammography"

This guideline was formulated collaboratively by specialists in mammography and medical physics who represent the American College of Radiology (ACR), the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), and the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM).

New York State Department of Health Bureau of Environmental Radiation Protection
Guide for Radiation Safety / Quality Assurance Program Primary Diagnostic Monitors

The guidelines describe the types and extension of information and criteria used by the New York State Department of Health Bureau of nvironmental Radiation Protection to evaluate Primary Diagnostic Monitor (PDM) in facilities as a part of the radiation safety and quality assurance program.

NYC Quality Assurance Guidelines for Primary Diagnostic Monitors

Refers to the “Guidance related to quality assurance for Primary Diagnostic Monitor (PDM)” based on the health regulations of New York city provided by the New York City Health Department’s Office of Radiological Health.

European Union (EU)

EUREF "European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis Fourth Edition"

This guideline was issued by the European Commission in cooperation with EUREF (European Reference Organization for Quality Assured Breast Screening and Diagnostic Services), EBCN (European Breast Cancer Network), and EUSOMA (European Society of Mastology).

United Kingdom (UK)

IPEM Report 91

"Recommended Standards for the Routine Performance Testing of Diagnostic X-ray Imaging Systems" formulated by the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine in the UK.

Germany

DIN 6868-157

"Image quality assurance in diagnostic X-ray departments – Part 157: X-ray ordinance acceptance and constancy test of image display systems in their environment" formulated by the German Institute for Standardization (Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V).

DIN V 6868-57

"Image Quality Assurance in X-ray Diagnosis - Part 57: Acceptance testing for image display devices" formulated by the German Institute for Standardization (Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V).

QS-RL "Qualitätssicherungs-Richtlinie"

"Guideline for implementing quality assurance of the X-ray systems for diagnostic and medical treatment purposes according to the chapter 16 and 17 of the X-ray Ordinance". This defines the details of the quality assurance of general X-ray systems obliged by the X-ray Ordinance.

PAS 1054

"Requirements and Testing of Digital Mammographic X-ray Equipment" formulated by the German Institute for Standardization (DIN) in cooperation with the German Radiology Society (DRG) and others. This standard defines the details of the quality assurance obliged by the X-ray Ordinance as well as the QS-RL for general X-ray systems and DIN V 6868-57 for image display devices.

Austria

ONR 195240-20

“Image Quality Assurance in X-ray Diagnosis - Part 20: Acceptance test and consistency test for image display devices” formulated by the Austrian Standards Institute.

Japan

JESRA X-0093

"Quality Assurance (QA) Guideline for Medical Imaging Display Systems" formulated by Japan Industries Association of Radiological Systems (JIRA).

Quality Control Manual for Digital Mammography

A quality control manual for digital mammography systems written by the Japan Central Institute on Quality Assurance of Breast Cancer Screening, a nonprofit organization, in Japan. This NPO studies and manages quality control of mammography.