Gamma index pass rates were evaluated for an anthropomorphic phantom using both 2D and 3D calculations. The phantom was irradiated with the traditional dosimetry insert loaded with radiochromic film and TLD, and then with a 3D dosimetry insert. A comparison with the calculated dose distribution showed that both the PRESAGE® dosimeter and the film and TLD system agreed with the plan to within 5%...

Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) operating at IGCAR since 1985 is testimony of maturity India has attained in Fast Breeder Technology. The reactor has operated exceedingly well thus established the competence of Indian engineers in handling this difficult technology where large quantity of sodium is used for cooling of reactors. INDIA took quantum leap from 40 MWe FBTR to launch of 500 MWe Fast...

The PROSCAN project continued to develop successfully during 2004. The highlight of the year was the delivery and the commencement of the commissioning phase for the cyclotron COMET. The quality assurance activities will contribute to the success of the overall project. With a comparison to industrial quality assurance we would like to point out by which measures the quality can be planned and ...

Quality assurance (QA) is the total process whereby the quality of laboratory reports can be guaranteed. The term quality control covers that part of QA, which primarily concerns the control of errors in the performance of tests and verification of test results. All materials, equipment and procedures must be adequately controlled. Culture media must be tested for sterility and performance. Eac...

The paradigm of model-based software development has become more and more popular, since it promises an increase in the efficiency and quality of software development. Following this paradigm, models become primary artifacts in the software development process where quality assurance of the overall software product considerably relies on the quality assurance of involved software models. In thi...

High quality is important in medical imaging, yet in many geographic areas, highly skilled sonographers are in short supply. Advances in Internet capacity along with the development of reliable portable ultrasounds have created an opportunity to provide centralized remote quality assurance (QA) for ultrasound exams performed at rural sites worldwide. We sought to harness these advances by devel...

In this paper, an approach for managing behaviour trust of participants in Grid computing environments is presented. The basic idea of the approach is to view the interaction process between Grid participants similar to an industrial production process, and use statistical methods of quality assurance to discover deviations in the behaviour of Grid participants in order to assess their behaviou...

The European Union action plan on drugs (2000–2004), under strategy target 3 ‘to increase substantially the number of successfully treated addicts’, addresses the issue of guidelines and standards in treatment and social reintegration. It states ‘Member States (are) to define clear guidelines for standards and goals of treatment services’ as well as ‘Member States (are) to ensure that adequate ...

The combination of increased environmental complexity and greater quantities of data presents higher education with new problems. Institutions have responded by adopting analytics-based approaches which aim to improve organisational and educational effectiveness. However, despite extensive research in academic analytics there is an identified need for further work in making analytics “actionabl...