Program Information
Radiation Dose Metric Monitoring
R Dickinson1*, M Supanich2*, (1) Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Dallas, TX, (2) Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Presentations
MO-A-BRC-0 (Monday, March 9, 2015) 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM Room: Ballroom C
In February, 2014, the AAPM commissioned a Task Group to “Create a practice guideline on the minimum requirements of patient dose tracking systems based on core patient safety objectives.†A diverse group of clinical medical physicists, both diagnostic radiological and medical nuclear, was assembled to create this shopping list of sorts for AAPM and other imaging professionals to utilize and reference when considering the purchase and installation of such a Radiation Dose Metric Monitoring (RDMM) product. This session will review material being published in the Medical Physics Practice Guideline (MPPG), with samples of how the software products may be used in a comprehensive QA program.
Learning objectives:
As a result of attending this session, attendees will:
1. Understand the scope of the RDMM MPPG;
2. Have knowledge of common RDMM elements across all imaging modalities;
3. Have knowledge of modality-specific RDMM elements;
4. Be exposed to limitations of various RDMs and the MPPG; and
5. Be presented with ideas for incorporating and leveraging RDMM systems in a QA program.
Handouts
- 97-25813-352470-109863-238663800.pdf (R Dickinson)
- 97-25814-352470-109864-1746311783.pdf (M Supanich)
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