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Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
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Title 246. Health, Department of |
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Chapter 246-226. Radiation protection—Computed tomography. |
Section 246-226-080. Quality control program.
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- (1) The registrant shall establish, document, and implement a quality control program in consultation with the medical physicist before using a CT X-ray system. The quality control program must be consistent with the manufacturer's recommended quality control standards if available. The quality control program must include, but is not limited to, the following:(a) On each day of clinical use, measurement of water CTN and standard deviation;(b) On each day of clinical use, artifact evaluation;(c) For registrants using wet laser hardcopy for primary interpretation, weekly printer quality control;(d) Monthly visual checklist;(e) For registrants using dry laser hardcopy for primary interpretation, monthly printer quality control; and(f) Monthly display monitors quality control.(2) If the results of an evaluation included in the quality control program do not meet the requirements of this chapter, the registrant, in consultation with the medical physicist, shall modify the quality control program and document the changes.