title: [A quality reference manual for radiology].
abstract: The purpose of this article is to introduce a quality manual for radiology departments. A radiology department has implemented a quality improvement program since 1996. This manual was developed as a tool for quality improvement program. This manuscript, was based on foreign accreditation manuals as well as from French experiences and summarized. In addition, new criteria were added, especially in the field of interventional radiology. This reference book is first dedicated to the self-assessment of radiology departments. It can also be used for an external audit.
authors.affiliation: Service de Santé Publique et Economie de la Sante, Hôpital Fernand Widal, Paris.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: de Chambine
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hurlimann
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bertrand
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Larédo
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D006801:Humans; D008370:Manuals as Topic; D008485:Medical Audit; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D011871:Radiology / Q000592:standards*; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000592:standards; D012013:Reference Books