This course is designed to provide the student with the fundamentals of understanding Quality Assurance.  The student will be introduced to the history of quality assurance and different measuring techniques of outcomes assessment.  The effects of health care reform on radiology and on the future of the student will be discussed.  Then, building upon the fundamentals introduced in the first component of the course, the student will continue to develop their understanding of quality management.  The topics included are  quality control of X-Ray generators and ancillary radiographic equipment and fluoroscopic equipment.