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Testing and maintenance helps increase the life and productivity of diagnostic imaging equipment. The suppliers and manufacturers test all new and refurbished equipment before it is even sent to the buyer to use in a medical facility. The equipment will need to be maintained and sometimes repaired throughout its life. If the people operating the equipment does it properly then there will not have to be maintained or repaired as often.
Maintenance and testing is not just necessary for one piece of equipment, but for all types of diagnostic imaging equipment. Equipment including MRI, CT, ultrasound, mammography, fluoroscopy, radiography, just to name a few, require testing and maintenance in order to continue to operate correctly and produce the images physicians and radiologists need to diagnose patients.
Maintenance is absolutely vital for diagnostic imaging equipment, especially considering the fact that this type of equipment is very expensive. Many manufacturers for this type of medical equipment offer maintenance plans for hospitals, clinics, and other medical facilities. The maintenance plans can be contracted with the company for full or limited services. Work on the equipment will have to be completed on-site at the medical facility. Some of the preventative maintenance procedures for an MRI includes cleaning the workspace fans, intakes, monitor, and mouse, recording the compressor run time and pressure, and checking the gradient calibration, to name a few. A CT scanner requires an annual calibration. Other types of equipment will require other maintenance and testing procedures.
How often does diagnostic imaging equipment need to be maintained and tested? If the equipment is taken care of according to the manufacturer's specifications and standards, it will not have to undergo major maintenance and testing as frequently. However, it also depends on the type of equipment how often it is used. Some equipment only needs to be serviced once a year while others may need to be serviced more frequently during the year. Technicians do have to check the equipment at the start of each day to make sure there are no malfunctions before scanning any patients.
Many diagnostic imaging equipment companies offer services and support for troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining the equipment for medical facilities. These companies help to order parts when needed, make visits on-site to look at the equipment, test it, and make repairs when necessary.
