Equipment (Revised 12-12-19)

EQ 1.0 - Equipment

Standard: Equipment, viewing conditions, and IT infrastructure including RIS and PACS systems, must be adequate for the types and volumes of services provided.

Elements of Compliance:

• EQ 1.1 All units for all modalities must have passed the ACR modality-specific accreditation evaluation.

•  EQ 1.2 All equipment must have documented routine preventive maintenance, quality control records, and an annual medical physicist survey. For ultrasound a semi-annual survey by a medical physicist or service engineer is acceptable. The facility must allow the QC technologist sufficient time to perform routine QC and any necessary corrective action.

Revision History for this Article

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12-12-19

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Article created; FAQs incorporated; No criteria changes