
RadiCS
Chapter 10 Information
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Chapter 10 Information
Chapter 10 covers the following items;
• Notes according to the monitor quality control standards for RadiCS.
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Cautions when setting up tests on RadiCS with each monitor quality control standard.
1. Standards
1-1. Quality Control Standards for Medical Imaging Display Monitors
(Monitor Quality Control Standards)
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. It defines constancy tests and acceptance tests
for monitors. Monitors are classified into “Primary” and “Secondary” depending on the intended
use.
Tips
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“AAPM” written on RadiCS means “AAPM On-line Report No. 03”.
ACR Practice Guideline for Determinants of Image Quality in Digital
Mammography: 2007
This guideline was formulated collaboratively by specialists in mammography and medical physics
who represent the American College of Radiology (ACR), American Association of Physicists in
Medicine (AAPM), and Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM). The Mammography
Quality Standards Act (MQSA) obliges the quality control for mammography diagnostic equipments
in the United States. This Act, which went into effect in 1992, is aimed at film based analog systems,
and is being revised for digital systems that become popular recently. This guideline is positioned as
one of proposals by ACR for such rework. The section on monitors covers diagnostic (Primary) use.
It does not cover the concepts of acceptance tests or constancy tests.
Tips
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“ACR” written on RadiCS means tests (evaluation items and standards) with added quality control
elements based on “ACR Practice Guideline for Determinants of Image Quality in Digital Mam-
mography.”
European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Breast Cancer Screening
and Diagnosis Fourth Edition: 2006
This guideline was issued by the European Commission in cooperation with EUREF (European
Reference Organisation for Quality Assured Breast Screening and Diagnostic Services), EBCN
(European Breast Cancer Network), and EUSOMA (European Society of Mastology). It applies to
mammography systems as a whole and chapter 2 deals with monitors. Different conditions are set for
monitors for diagnostic and for reference use.
Tips
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“EUREF” written on RadiCS means “European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Breast Cancer
Screening and Diagnosis Fourth Edition”.
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