Іn geological exploration, the quality of data underlying resource and reserve estimation is critically important. According to various international regulations current world best practices, Quality Assurance Control (QA/QC) programs are a necessary part exploration. (QA) used avoid problems with quality, (QC) aimed at detecting them in case their occurrence, together they form overall System ...

Quality assurance (QA) in mammography is a system of checks that helps ensure the proper functioning of imaging equipment and processes. Ergonomics is a scientific approach to arranging the work environment to reduce the risk of work-related injuries while increasing staff productivity and job satisfaction. This article reviews both QA and ergonomics in mammography and explains how they work to...

In 1992, the American College of Radiology (ACR) recommended a specific phantom and image analysis procedure for (x-ray) mammography (American College of Radiology 1992). This event removed uncertainty in the USA regarding quality assurance (QA) in mammography. Although the phantom and analysis procedure are probably not ideal, existence of definitive recommendations has resulted in essentially...

E very enterprise now lives and dies by the data stored on its computers and networks, and none can long survive if that data isn’t accurate and reliable. In addition to the damage that can come from the actual alteration of data, the impact on a company’s reputation can be substantial if customers are faced with unreliable, poor-quality products. Quality assurance (QA) and information assuranc...

The goals of this task group are to examine the current high dose-rate (HDR) treatment delivery practices and to prepare a document to assure safe delivery of HDR treatments. The document consists of detailed HDR procedures for design of an HDR brachytherapy program, staffing and training, treatment specific quality assurance, and emergency procedures. The document provides an extensive quality...

Defects in early software development products, e.g., design specifications, can have a major impact on product quality. Analytical quality assurance methods, like Software Inspections and Testing are common practices for detecting non-conformities in software products. Often, these quality assurance (QA) activities are not seen as integral part of software construction process but rather as ti...

quality assurance programme is often incorrectly interpreted as only a regulatory demand and/or paperwork, with no effective impact in the overall performance of the nuclear project. Over the past decade, however, the nuclear industry has experienced a loss of public confidence stemming from real shortcomings in performance. This has led to dramatic changes in the perception of quality and how ...

Quality assurance (QA) in higher medical education involves the development, sustenance, improvement, and evaluation of the standard of training of medical professionals. In health care delivery, QA focuses on guaranteeing and maintaining a high standard of the service provided in different health care systems. When the service delivered by the care provider is in accordance with what the recip...

Open-source development processes have emerged as an effective approach to reduce cycle-time and decrease design, implementation, and quality assurance costs for certain types of software, particularly systems infrastructure software, such as operating systems, compilers and language processing tools, text and drawing editors, and middleware. This paper presents two contributions to the study o...

Spreadsheet programs can be found everywhere in organizations and they are used for a variety of purposes, including financial calculations, planning, data aggregation and decision making tasks. A number of research surveys have however shown that such programs are particularly prone to errors. Some reasons for the error-proneness of spreadsheets are that spreadsheets are developed by end users...