title: Understanding quality control.
abstract: Most of us have trouble defining "quality," but we all know what competency means. Rules, regulations and guidelines have been established to ensure competency among the members of our profession. Quality control is a common, easy way to demonstrate competency. It is not aimed at individuals; it is aimed at processes. Our goal, then, should be to develop QC programs that allow us to demonstrate that we are competent in the operation of our business--the production of consistently acceptable radiographs.
authors.affiliation: Middlesex Hospital, Middletown, CT.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: GaNun
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011786:Quality Control; D011859:Radiography / Q000592:standards*