Competency information
Details
Perform routine quality control measurements on gamma cameras, Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT/ Computed Tomography (CT)) scanners and Positron emission tomography (PET)/CT scanners if available.
Considerations
- Principles of quality assurance and equipment quality control.
- The purpose of the different types of test.
- How to operate imaging equipment, the factors that affect dose and image quality, and the intended use of the equipment.
- The range of suitable tests to carry out on equipment to establish safe, consistent and expected operation.
- How to analyse data, estimate errors and perform statistical analyses.
- The risks and consequences of poor results.
- Current guidelines and legislative requirements for imaging equipment testing.
- The performance and limitations of test equipment.
- The key performance parameters for evaluation.
- The impact of differences in performance on clinical purpose.
- Implications for dose and image quality introduced by different equipment options.
- Appropriate specifications for different clinical requirements.
- How a range of common clinical scans are acquired, including planar bone, planar kidney, SPECT myocardial perfusion and PET tumour imaging.
- Performance criteria, including remedial and suspension levels, for a broad range of imaging equipment.
- Principles and techniques of measurement and assessment.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Demonstrate safe practice when working with sources of ionising radiation, including X-ray equipment, sealed and unsealed radioactive material. |