[An analysis of X-ray diagnostic equipment at Moscow prevention and patient-care facilities]. / Analiz sostoiania parka rengenodiagnosticheskoi apparatury LPU Moskvy.

The paper contains the results of an analytical study held, 2001-2003, at prevention and patient-care facilities of Moscow and dedicated to classification of their X-ray diagnostic equipment (XDE) by models. On the basis of an analysis of typical XDE failures the methodological recommendations for the XDE technical expertise are defined that enable the possibility to evaluate objectively the serviceability of equipment after appropriate repair and to extend its exploitation time over several years without any noticeable worsening in X-ray diagnostics or radiation safety.