Use Characteristics | Percent (Number) |
Very High | High | Moderate | Low | Very Low |
a. Using computers | 41.4 (29) | 45.7 (32) | 10.0 (7) | 2.9 (2) | |
b. Using the CR IP in positioning the patient and x-ray parameters in the radiography room | 61.4 (43) | 30.0 (21) | 4.3 (3) | 4.3 (3) | |
c. Using the CR reader to process the IP | 60.9 (42) | 28.9 (20) | 5.8 (4) | 4.3 (3) | |
d. Using the CR system in general | 66.2 (45) | 26.5 (18) | 4.4 (3) | 1.5 (1) | 1.5 (1) |
e. Using the EI to reduce radiation dose | 37.1 (26) | 34.3 (24) | 20.0 (14) | 8.3 (6) | |
f. To assess CR image quality | 44.3 (31) | 42.9 (30) | 10.0 (7) | 2.9 (2) | |
g. Using the vendor recommended EI values for different body parts/views | 37.1 (26) | 37.1 (26) | 20.0 (14) | 5.7 (4) | |
h. Using the EI as part of a QC program | 15.7 (11) | 31.4 (22) | 25.7 (18) | 17.1 (12) | 10 (7) |
i. Using the CR workstation hardware (e.g., mouse) | 70.0 (49) | 25.7 (18) | 2.9 (2) | 1.4 (1) | |
j. Using the CR workstation software to perform processing on the image such as windowing, annotation, etc. | 66.7 (46) | 26.1 (18) | 5.8 (4) | 1.5 (1) | |
k. Using the software to process QC tests (e.g. dark noise, erasure thoroughness, spatial accuracy, and the IP Exposure Uniformity, reject analysis) results | 5.9 (4) | 16.4 (11) | 26.9 (18) | 29.8 (20) | 20.9 (14) |