Better care starts with the right balance
High quality diagnostic imaging requires clear and reliable images while keeping exposure to ionising radiation as low as possible. Achieving this balance is at the heart of medical physics.
Normec helps optimise radiation doses, improve image quality and strengthen quality management. Our qualified medical physicists work closely with healthcare professionals to make imaging processes safer, more efficient and easier to control.
Optimise patient radiation doses
By analysing equipment, imaging protocols and examination data, our specialists identify opportunities for optimisation. Our objective is to achieve the lowest possible radiation dose without compromising diagnostic image quality. This helps improve radiation protection while maintaining the performance of medical imaging systems.
Analysis of Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs)
Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs) enable healthcare organisations to monitor radiation exposure and compare dose levels with established reference values.
Normec supports organisations with:
- Analysis of DRLs for radiology and CT imaging
- Evaluation of radiation dose data
- Establishing dosimetric objectives
- Identifying deviations and opportunities for optimisation
- Advice on corrective actions
Interventional radiology
Interventional radiology procedures can involve relatively high radiation doses. It is therefore important to establish local reference levels and define appropriate alert thresholds.
Our medical physicists support:
- Implementation of local reference levels
- Analysis of radiation dose data
- Defining alert thresholds
- Managing the risk of deterministic effects
- Optimising interventional procedures
Develop and strengthen your Medical Physics Organisation Plan (MPOP)
A Medical Physics Organisation Plan (MPOP) provides the framework for a structured approach to quality management in medical imaging and nuclear medicine.
Normec supports the development, implementation and continuous improvement of your MPOP. We assess processes, responsibilities, quality activities and the integration of medical physics within your organisation.
Our specialists work closely with departments including:
- General radiology
- Interventional radiology
- CT imaging
- Nuclear medicine
Quality control of medical imaging equipment
The performance of imaging equipment directly affects both image quality and radiation dose. Regular quality control helps identify deviations at an early stage and ensures consistent performance.
We provide quality control and performance verification for:
- X ray systems
- CT scanners
- Interventional imaging systems
- Nuclear medicine equipment
Protocol optimisation for better results
Every imaging system and clinical environment is different. Our medical physicists advise on imaging protocols that match both the capabilities of your equipment and the clinical requirements of your department.
Optimised protocols help you to:
- Reduce radiation doses
- Improve image quality
- Standardise examinations
- Minimise variation between operators
- Improve diagnostic performance
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Medical physics focuses on the safe and effective use of radiation in healthcare, with particular attention to image quality, patient safety and quality assurance.
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DRLs are reference values used to evaluate radiation doses in medical imaging and identify opportunities for optimisation.
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A Medical Physics Organisation Plan (MPOP) describes how medical physics services, quality activities and responsibilities are organised within a healthcare institution.
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This service is relevant for radiology, interventional radiology, CT imaging and nuclear medicine departments.
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Regular quality control helps ensure the performance, reliability and safety of medical imaging equipment.