title: Dose and quality control (DQC) in diagnostic radiology.
abstract: Dose and quality control in diagnostic radiology can play an important role in reducing x-ray exposure and costs whilst maintaining a high level of imaging quality and diagnostic benefit. It can also become very costly. Current government regulations demand unnecessary accuracy in the measurement and performance of certain parameters of x-ray generators whilst ignoring others which are more important. They totally neglect imaging systems. We urge a more critical approach to the requirements for dose and quality control programs. We propose the exchange of information through a user's club and a less regulatory but equally important role for government.
mesh_terms: D002138:Calibration; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000592:standards; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics; D011786:Quality Control; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000592:standards; D011859:Radiography / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards*