Quality assurance in reading radiographs for pneumoconiosis: AIR Pneumo program

Abstract

Volume XXI Number I January 2020-April 2020 73 Occupational exposures to various dusts are widespread and pneumoconiosis represents one of the major occupational lung diseases worldwide. Chest radiography is extensively used in the screening for pneumoconiosis in dustexposed workers. However, recognition of early pneumoconiosis in a chest radiograph is difficult and interpretation is different among physicians. To achieve uniformity in interpretation, the International Labour Office has developed a standardized system for reading chest radiographs for the presence of pneumoconiosis (ILO Classification system) [1]. Despite the introduction of this classification system, inconsistency between readings exists among physicians as well as an individual physician. To improve consistency in readings and to Background ASEAN Movement in Radiology