The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published new requirements to delineate the radiation dose-related information that CT scanner manufacturers should provide to their customers.
The standard, NEMA XR 28-2013 (Supplemental Requirements for User Information and System Function Related to Dose in CT), identifies uniform and standardized manufacturer information to be provided to users of a CT scanner, according to NEMA. This information includes perfusion scanning, use of automatic exposure control, organization of dose-related information, and a requirement for listing the reference protocols shipped on a CT system.
"It is important that CT scanners have a prepopulated dose check alert value entered by the manufacturer prior to turnover to the customer," NEMA added in a statement. "This action ensures dose check is set at an initial established alert value."
