EVALUATION AND ROUTINE TESTING IN MEDICAL IMAGING DEPARTMENTS - CONSTANCY TESTS - FILM PROCESSORS
International Electrotechnical Committee
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
Clause
1 Scope and object
1.1 Scope
1.2 Object
2 References to other publications
3 Terminology
3.1 Use of terms
3.2 Definitions
4 General aspects of CONSTANCY TESTS
4.1 Principle of the test procedures
4.2 Test equipment
4.3 FILM PROCESSOR: Cleaning, maintenance and log
book
4.4 Darkroom safelight conditions
5 Test procedure
5.1 Determination of constancy of FILM PROCESSOR
performance
5.2 Constancy of control films
5.3 Hypo retention test
6 Action to be taken
7 Statement of compliance
Figures
Annexes
A Terminology - Index of terms
B Example of a form for the standardized test report
C Guidance on action to be taken
D Rationale
E Procedures for initial setting-up of the FILM PROCESSOR
Applies to those components of X-ray equipment which process radiographic film and other photographic materials in X-ray facilities in which any of the following radiographic or photographic materials are handled: all types of screen film; non-screen film; photographic film for indirect radiography, as used for recording output images of X-ray image intensifiers and other transferred radiological images; photographic material for copying radiograms; photographic material for making permanent images of information recorded by electronic means and presented on display tubes.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | International Electrotechnical Committee |
| Committee | TC 62 |
