Industry News – June 2017

Ultrasound Quality Control

JPS can complete acceptance testing, annual surveys, or help you attain accreditation from the “American College of Radiology (ACR), American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM), or Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC). For more information please contact Donald LaFleur at don@JablonskiPhysics.com

ACR-ACOG-AIUM-SRU Practice Guideline

ACR-ACOG-AIUM-SRU Practice Guideline for the Performance of Obstetrical Ultrasound (Revised 2013). Equipment performance monitoring should be in accordance with the ACR Technical Standard for Medical Physics Performance Monitoring of Real-Time Ultrasound Equipment.

Ultrasound Quality Control FAQs

The American College of Radiology recently published new QC requirements for their Ultrasound and Breast Ultrasound Accreditation Programs. Effective June 1, 2014, all accredited facilities or facilities applying for accreditation must comply with the minimum quality control tests and frequencies listed in the Program Requirements.