AAPM Task Group Report 272: Comprehensive acceptance testing and evaluation of fluoroscopy imaging systems

• Published in: Medical physics (Lancaster) Vol. 49; no. 4; p. e1
• Main Authors: Lin, Pei-Jan Paul, Goode, Allen R, Corwin, Frank D, Fisher, Ryan F, Balter, Stephen, Wunderle, Kevin A, Schueler, Beth A, Kim, Don-Soo, Zhang, Jie, Zhou, Yifang Jimmy, Jenkins, Peter A, Mahmood, Usman, Lin, Teh, Zhao, Hui, Park, Mi-Ae, Trianni, Annalisa, Lendle, Markus, Kuhls-Gilcrist, Andrew, Jans, Jan C, Desponds, Lionel, Banasiak, Gene, Backes, Steve, Snyder, Carl, Snyder, Angela, Lu, Minghui, Gonzalez, Scott
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2022
• Subjects: Cardiology; Fluoroscopy - methods; Radiation Dosage; Radiology, Interventional - methods; Research Report; fluoroscopy; acceptance tests; interventional angiography

Modern fluoroscopes used for image guidance have become quite complex. Adding to this complexity are the many regulatory and accreditation requirements that must be fulfilled during acceptance testing of a new unit. Further, some of these acceptance tests have pass/fail criteria, whereas others do n...