PMID: 8965628Jul 1, 1996Paper

The age of diagnostic radiologic equipment in Croatia

Lijec̆nic̆ki vjesnik
A HebrangB Brkljacić

Abstract

The quality of health care also depends partly on technological equipment. Among the devices which diminish the quality of services if they are old, increasing at the same time the danger when used, are certainly those in radiodiagnostics. Besides, their age controls the dose of radiation to which patients and professional staff are exposed. The knowledge of the age of this equipment is the basis of the plans for further development. The aim of the study is to determine the age of each individual radiodiagnostic device in Croatian institutions. The assessment of each device was made by a qualified professional. The method of data collection was based on the uniform questionnaire which comprised radiodiagnostic devices older than ten years, classified according to type and location (primary health care center or hospital, in total 655 devices). Determination of the age index of generators and x-ray tubes older than seven years (according to the World Bank recommendation), included also mobile units (55 for fluoroscopy and 68 for radiography), devices for dental radiography, devices in private sector (118) and devices which are out of use but not officially blocked (88), which means in total 859 generators and 1111 x-ray tubes. I...Continue Reading

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