Quality control of Chest Radiography

Abstract

This study was done to evaluate , compare the rejected of chest fims in the radiology departments under study, to identify the need for request chest X- ray, and to improve the image quality by explaining the causes of repeated chest radiographs, the researcher followed the analytical method in study, data collected about technical image quality in a period of six weeks by reject analysis for the retaken films for a survey of posteroanterior chest radiograph at Ribat University Hospital and Modren Medical Center, to put a representative data about the current performance. QC tests were done at the two depatments under the study, the study falls into five chapters, came to the followin conclusion: The survey revealed that there are no established quality controls testing procedures for x-ray equipments; the result of the film retake analysis survey of postero-anterior projection undertaken indicates a need for quality assurance program to be taken seriously to avert considerable cost and high patient dose. Technologist and x-ray technical officers who physically perform x-ray examinations should receive adequate training in the selection of procedures so as to ensure that dose to the patients are as low as reasonably practicable in order to achieve the desired diagnostic objective. In general the researcher tries to indicate the real needs to improvement of chest radiography by conducting a quality control program;so as to improve image quality at a lower department cost.