BASIC QUALITY CONTROL IN DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY
Radiology”, is the fourth in a series of AAPM reports. This document is designed to enable technologists working with the guidance and supervision of a medical physicist to set up a viable quality assurance program in diagnostic radiology with minimal expense.The AAPM, through its Diagnostic Radiology Committee, plans to issue additional
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