QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL: current Italian legislation and implementation of the European directive 59/2013.
QUALITY OF IMAGES: parameters for the evaluation of image quality. Theory of linear systems, Modulation transfer function (MTF), Noise power spectrum (NPS), Quantum detection efficiency (DQE), Contrast-detail curves.
MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION OF DOSE TO PATIENT IN DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY: physical quantities, methods and instrumentation for patient dose assessment; reference diagnostic levels.
ORGANIZATION OF A QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAM: elements for the drafting of a quality control protocol for equipment that use ionizing radiation for diagnostics.
QUALITY CONTROLS AND OPTIMIZATION IN TRADITIONAL RADIODIAGNOSTICS: parameters related to the generator, control table, X-ray tube and geometries.
QUALITY CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION IN DIGITAL RADIOLOGY: parameters related to mammography, CR detectors, Flat Panel Detectors and computed tomography.