Automatic film processors' quality control test in Greek military hospitals.
The two major military radiology installations (Athens, Greece) using a total of 15 automatic film processors were assessed using the 21-step-wedge method. The results of quality control in all these processors are presented. The parameters measured under actual working conditions were base and fog, contrast and speed. Base and fog as well as speed displayed large variations with average values generally higher than acceptable, whilst contrast displayed greater stability. Developer temperature was measured daily during the test and was found to be outside the film manufacturers' recommended limits in nine of the 15 processors. In only one processor did film passing time vary on an every day basis and this was due to maloperation. Developer pH test was not part of the daily monitoring service being performed every 5 days for each film processor and found to be in the range 9-12; 10 of the 15 processors presented pH values outside the limits specified by the film manufacturers.
Medical Physics Department, 401 General Army Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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D002138:Calibration; D006115:Greece; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006801:Humans; D011786:Quality Control; D011859:Radiography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital; D014962:X-Ray Film / Q000592:standards*