Analysis of Collimation Field Size Accuracy and Beam Perpendicularity Test in the Apelem Camargue X-Ray Machine

Abstract

The Quality Control program is a program that deals with supervision, maintenance, and technical maintenance techniques. Quality control activities for X-ray equipment consist of testing the collimation tube. The purpose of this study was to determine the test results of the suitability of the collimation field area and the straightness of the light beam on the Camargue Apelem brand X-ray aircraft in the Integrated Emergency Room of the RSD Gunung Jati Kota Cirebon. This type of research is descriptive quantitative with an observational approach. The subject of the study was the Apelem Camargue brand X-ray aircraft in the Integrated Emergency Room of Gunung Jati Hospital, Cirebon City. Tools and methods of data collection are observation, measurement, and documentation. The test results for the deviation of the collimation field area obtained at FFD 100 cm, 120 cm, and 130 cm each for 0,9%; 0,9% and 1%. As for the deviation of the straightness of the light beam, the result is 0˚ in all FFDs. Based on the test results, it can be said that both still meet the acceptance limit standards according to PERBA BAPETEN No.2 of 2018. Periodic testing of X-ray equipment must be carried out by the radiology installation itself, to ensure that every parameter of the X-ray equipment is tested for accuracy, linearity, and stability of its function in accordance with the specifications of the equipment and if there are deviations, appropriate repairs can be made immediately.