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TH‐A‐352‐01: Management of Interventional Equipment and Suite: Cradle to Grave
Author(s) -
Strauss K
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.2962818
Subject(s) - vendor , project commissioning , quality (philosophy) , acceptance testing , plan (archaeology) , identification (biology) , facility management , procurement , operations management , quality assurance , computer science , engineering management , engineering , business , software engineering , publishing , philosophy , botany , external quality assessment , archaeology , epistemology , marketing , biology , political science , law , history
The life of any fluoroscopic imaging device begins with someone's perceived need for it and ends when it is removed from the clinical environment. In between these “cradle and grave” milestones, the machine must meet clinical objectives, provide good image quality, and reduce radiation dose to both patients and personnel. An organized program that achieves cost effective quality improvement is required to achieve these objectives. The first step identifies the clinical requirements of the imager. This identification assists obtaining adequate project funding. One acquires the imager by identifying the vendor of choice, negotiating the purchase, and issuing a purchase contract. One concurrently must plan an effective and efficient supporting facility followed by monitoring of the progress of renovation/construction. After the unit is installed, the owner acceptance tests the imager followed by staff training. A comprehensive program of routine testing, maintenance, repair, and record keeping to assure equipment performance begins after commissioning of the unit and continues throughout its life. Educational Objectives: 1. Understand how to help physicians identify equipment attributes that address clinical needs. 2. Understand important steps in selecting, negotiating, and contracting the purchase of imaging equipment. 3. Understand basic elements of facility design necessary to support selected imaging equipment. 4. Understand the objectives of acceptance testing of state‐of‐the‐art imaging equipment. 5. Understand the basic elements of a program to assure equipment performance after its commissioning.