Automatic processing quality assurance program: impact on a radiology department. 1977

L Goldman, and J J Vucich, and S Beech, and W L Murphy

A method for evaluating processing variability as well as quantitative data on a quality assurance program tested at a radiology department are presented. Thirty per cent of all retakes due to improper overall density could be attributed to processing variation; these could be prevented through a QA program which is highly cost-effective in both monetary and patient-care terms.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011786 Quality Control A system for verifying and maintaining a desired level of quality in a product or process by careful planning, use of proper equipment, continued inspection, and corrective action as required. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed) Control, Quality,Controls, Quality,Quality Controls
D003362 Cost-Benefit Analysis A method of comparing the cost of a program with its expected benefits in dollars (or other currency). The benefit-to-cost ratio is a measure of total return expected per unit of money spent. This analysis generally excludes consideration of factors that are not measured ultimately in economic terms. In contrast a cost effectiveness in general compares cost with qualitative outcomes. Cost and Benefit,Cost-Benefit Data,Benefits and Costs,Cost Benefit,Cost Benefit Analysis,Cost-Utility Analysis,Costs and Benefits,Economic Evaluation,Marginal Analysis,Analyses, Cost Benefit,Analysis, Cost Benefit,Analysis, Cost-Benefit,Analysis, Cost-Utility,Analysis, Marginal,Benefit and Cost,Cost Benefit Analyses,Cost Benefit Data,Cost Utility Analysis,Cost-Benefit Analyses,Cost-Utility Analyses,Data, Cost-Benefit,Economic Evaluations,Evaluation, Economic,Marginal Analyses
D001330 Electronic Data Processing Applications that store and process large quantities of data. Automatic Data Processing,Bar Codes,Computer Data Processing,Data Processing, Automatic,Information Processing, Automatic,Optical Readers,Information Processing,Automatic Information Processing,Bar Code,Codes, Bar,Data Processing, Computer,Data Processing, Electronic,Optical Reader,Processing, Automatic Data,Processing, Automatic Information,Processing, Computer Data,Processing, Electronic Data,Processing, Information
D013679 Technology, Radiologic The application of scientific knowledge or technology to the field of radiology. The applications center mostly around x-ray or radioisotopes for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes but the technological applications of any radiation or radiologic procedure is within the scope of radiologic technology. Radiologic Technology,Technology, Radiological,Radiological Technology

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