Title :
Strategy for biomedical equipment maintenance in developing countries
Author_Institution :
Central Sci. Instrum. Organ., Chandigarh, India
Abstract :
The author discusses a strategy for development of biomedical equipment repair and maintenance services in developing countries. An analysis of problems due to inadequate policy on manpower requirements, absence of a management system for maintenance, untrained operators, adverse environmental conditions, lack of spare parts and an erratic power supply, is presented
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; maintenance engineering; reviews; adverse environmental conditions; biomedical equipment maintenance; developing countries; equipment repair; erratic power supply; management system; manpower requirements; spare parts; untrained operators; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical equipment; Biomedical imaging; Continuing education; Hospitals; Instruments; Manufacturing; Medical services; Personnel; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96358
