14 Really Easy Things To Do Before You Call ' The Man'

1. Check That The Water Tap In Darkroom Is On.
2. Check That The All The Tank Drains Are Closed.
3. Check The Temperature Of The Developer, The Fixer And The Wash By Hand.
4. Check The Levels Of The Liquids In All The Processor Tanks.
5. Check The Actual Water Supply In Your Department
6. Check That The Hot Water Supply Is Not Off
7. Check That The Cold Water Supply Is Not Off
8. Check That The Water Pressure Is Not Too Low
9. Check That The Water Itself Is Not Contaminated( Brackish,Soapy Or Contaminated)
10. Check Your Sensitometer And Densitometer For Setting Problems Or Working Faults.
11. Check The Ph Level Of The Developer With Some Litmus Paper. It Should Be About 10.5.
12. Check The Ph Level Of The Fixer With Some Litmus Paper. It Should Be About 4.5.
13. Run Another Strip Using The QC Film Box And Check The Parameters By Hand.
14. Run Another Strip From A New Box Of Film And Check The Parameters By Hand.

SUMMARY:

Morning can be frantic in a busy breast imaging department, I know that we can use all the help we can get. These easy 14 steps can help isolate the problem and just may be able to eliminate it before our patients start to build into an angry mob.

Good luck my friends, ‘til next time you can always reach me by all the regular channels (see my profile page above).