Contents
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3.12 S value Response Indicator...........94
3.12.1 Test Objective .................. 94
3.12.2 Frequency ..................... 94
3.12.3 Required Equipment .............94
3.12.4 Procedure .....................94
3.12.5 Performance Criteria and Corrective
Action ......................... 95
3.12.6 Documentation ..................95
3.13 AEC Performance Checks............97
3.13.1 Stability and Reproducibility ........97
3.13.2 Thickness Tracking ..............99
3.14 Collimator Assessment ............. 114
3.14.1 Test Objective ................. 114
3.14.2 Frequency .................... 114
3.14.3 Required Equipment ............ 114
3.14.4 Procedure .................... 114
3.14.5 Performance Criteria and Corrective
Action ........................ 116
3.14.6 Documentation ................. 118
3.15 CR Reader Scanner Performance.....120
3.15.1 Test Objective ................. 120
3.15.2 Frequency .................... 120
3.15.3 Required Equipment ............ 120
3.15.4 Procedure ....................121
3.15.5 Performance Criteria and Corrective
Action ........................ 123
3.15.6 Documentation .................123
3.16 Spatial Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
3.16.1 Test Objective ................. 125
3.16.2 Frequency .................... 125
3.16.3 Required Equipment ............ 125
3.16.4 Procedure ....................125
3.16.5 Performance Criteria and Corrective
Action ........................ 126
3.16.6 Documentation .................126
3.17 Artifact Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
3.17.1 Test Objective ................. 128
3.17.2 Frequency .................... 128
3.17.3 Required Equipment ............ 128
3.17.4 Procedure ....................128
3.17.5 Performance Criteria and Corrective
Action ........................ 129
3.17.6 Documentation .................129
3.18 Inter-Plate Consistency .............131
3.18.1 Test Objective ................. 131
3.18.2 Frequency .................... 131
3.18.3 Required Equipment ............ 131
3.18.4 Procedure (for CS-3) ............131
3.18.5 Procedure (for CS-7) ............135
3.18.6 Performance Criteria and Corrective
Action ........................ 140
3.18.7 Documentation .................141
3.19 Phantom Image Quality
(Medical Physicist).................144
3.19.1 Test Objective ................. 144
3.19.2 Frequency .................... 144
3.19.3 Required Equipment ............ 144
3.19.4 Procedure ....................144
3.19.5 Performance Criteria and Corrective
Action ........................ 146
3.19.6 Documentation .................147
Chapter 4
Appendices
..............149
4.1 RT-Tables .......................150
4.2 MP-Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159