X-ray equipment maintenance and repairs workbook for radiographers and radiological technologists

This workbook will be used by radiographers and radiological technologists as well as other medical and technical staff members involved in diagnostic imaging, to: ? achieve a good working knowledge of equipment maintenance routines; ? adopt a logical and practical approach to diagnosing equipment problems; ? on returning to their respective areas after completed training, teach other members of their staff to carry out the routines or techniques that they have learned; ? assist in establishing, or implementing, a suitable routine maintenance programme; ? be encouraged to directly carry out adjustments or minor repairs, or provide suitable assistance to other staff as needed; ? provide accurate reporting of problems to seniors or service engineers; ? assist in establishing criteria for equipment replacement, where it is not cost effective to continue maintenance.