Stan A. Huber Consultants, Inc.
Health Physics & Radiation Safety Services
RADIOLOGICAL PHYSICS SERVICES
EVALUATION OF X-RAY TUBE PERFORMANCE
- Distance indicators accuracy
- Tube locks and angulation indicator performance
- KV accuracy/HVL measurement
- Phototimer performance and reproducibility
- Patient dose determinations
- Fluoroscopy: Timer, interlocks, image resolution, dose rate
- Development of QA programs
CT Performance
- High/Low contrast resolution
- SNR/CNR measurement, noise level, and uniformity
- Patient dose determination
- Console monitor performance
- Table motion and gantry angulation accuracy
- ACR certification dose determination and image quality support
MRI
- Distance Accuracy and distortion evaluation
- High/low contrast performance
- Magnetic field uniformity/SNR
- Console monitor performance
- ACR certification support
Mammography (ACR/MQSA inspection) including:
- KV accuracy and reproducibility
- Field alignment with light field, image receptor, and compression device
- Tube output and reproducibility
- Review workstation evaluation
- (Includes film/screen, CR, digital, and 3D units
- Protection surveys of diagnostic and therapeutic installations
- Shielding specifications for diagnostic, PET, and therapeutic installations
- Review of radiation safety programs of radiographic and nuclear facilities
- Fetal radiation dose determinations
- Protective garment inspections
- Gamma camera performance: spatial resolution, sensitiivity, uniformity, and eneergy resolution
- ACR certification support
- ACR certification support