The National Electrical Manufacturers Association, the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, and the Society of Interventional Radiology commend the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance on the publication of the interventional x-ray standard XR-27 User QC Standard, which helps imaging facilities conduct quality testing and monitoring of x-ray equipment used for interventional procedures. XR-27 is the second standard that MITA, a division of NEMA, has released in the past two months to enhance patient safety.

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The XR-27 standard will help qualified medical physicists validate equipment performance by providing an essential set of equipment controls and quality tools. Quality control user interfaces will provide controlled access for x-ray dose-related constancy testing, access to and export of imaging data, electronic documentation of dose-related parameters in exam protocols and direct access to radiation dose structured reports.