Point/counterpoint. The physics components of the ACR MRI Accreditation Program are overly tedious and beyond what is needed to ensure good patient care.
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Wlad T
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Radiology Department, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35249-6830, USA. wts@uab.edu
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Moriel S
MS
Orton
Colin G
CG
D000068:Accreditation / Q000592:standards*; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations; D006283:Health Physics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012449:Safety / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States