Abstract:
This study was done to assess the darkroom quality control tests (white
light leakage, white light fogging, safelight fog and radiation leakage tests).
This study was done in the darkrooms of the ENT hospital, Alturkey
hospital and Alshab hospital in the period between10 to 21 June 2014.
The objectives of this study were to apply tests for radiation, white light
and safelight fog, and white light leakage to the darkroom by inspection.
The data were collected and analyzed using simple analysis methods. The
main findings were that there was white light leakage in the three hospitals
but not affect (fog) the film in Alturkey and ENT hospitals but affect (fog)
the film in Alshab hospital. Safelight test was proper in Alturkey hospital,
acceptable in ENT hospital and the last one Alshab hospital. There are no
radiation leakage in the three hospitals (Alturkey,ENT,Alshab).
The percentage of the dark room quality control tests are 100% correct in
Alturkey hospital, 75% correct in ENT hospital, 25% correct in Alshab
hospital.
The darkroom quality control tests in the Khartoum state hospitals were
acceptable in the average range.
