Baseline survey of level of quality control in medical radiology in Cross River State, Nigeria

• Authors: S. Inyang , N. Egbe , I. Inyang , D. Oshi
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Quality control (QC) in radiology is meant to ensure that accurate diagnoses are obtained with radiation doses kept as low as reasonably achievable. It is also a fundamental requirement by the Regulatory Authorities in issuing operational license to operators of radiology facilities. In Nigeria, QC issues in Radiation Medicine have recently been introduced and are being enforced by the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA). The level of QC practice in the radiology facilities in Cross River State, Nigeria was evaluated to obtain baseline information that could be relied on in the future to determine the level of improvement. It was observed that radiology practitioners appreciate QC and its importance in their practice, the present low level of its implementation notwithstanding.

Keywords

EN

quality control; diagnostic radiology; baseline; license; regulatory control

• Publisher: Versita
• Journal: Polish Journal of Medical Physics And Engineering
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 97-106

Dates

published

1 - 1 - 2010

online

5 - 5 - 2011

Contributors

author

S. Inyang

• Department of Physics, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

author

N. Egbe

• Department of Radiography, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

author

I. Inyang

• Department of Curriculum and Teaching, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

author

D. Oshi

• Department of Physics, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10013-010-0009-5