Table 1 A simple subjective image quality rating audit

From: Radiography: an indispensable tool

Rating

Quality

Basis

1

Excellent

No errors of patient preparation, exposure, positioning, processing or film handling.

2

Diagnostically acceptable

Some errors of patient preparation, exposure, positioning, processing or film handling but which do not detract from the diagnostic utility of the radiograph.

3

Unacceptable

Errors of patient preparation, exposure, positioning, processing or film handling, which render the radiograph diagnostically unacceptable.