Implementation of acceptability criteria for dental radiology in Belgium

Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2013 Feb;153(2):260-3. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncs284. Epub 2012 Nov 21.

Abstract

The implementation of routine quality control (QC) tests in dental radiology in Belgium has been neglected for many years. In 2008, the (Belgian) Federal Agency for Nuclear Control determined acceptability criteria for X-ray equipment used for dentomaxillofacial imaging. An overview of the development of the criteria, together with implementation and the first results of dental QC in Belgium, is discussed.

MeSH terms

  • Belgium
  • Diagnostic Imaging / standards
  • Humans
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care
  • Quality Control
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Radiographic Image Enhancement / instrumentation
  • Radiographic Image Enhancement / methods
  • Radiographic Image Enhancement / standards
  • Radiography, Dental / instrumentation
  • Radiography, Dental / methods*
  • Radiography, Dental / standards*
  • Radiology / instrumentation*
  • Radiology / methods
  • Radiology / standards
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • X-Rays