The optimization process shall include the selection of equipment, the consistent production of adequate diagnostic information or therapeutic outcome as well as the practical aspects, quality assurance including quality control and the assessment and evaluation of patient doses or administered activities, taking into account economic and social factors.
Optimizacijski postopek mora vključevati izbiro opreme, zadovoljivo raven diagnostičnih informacij ali izida zdravljenja, pa tudi praktične vidike, zagotavljanje kakovosti, vključno s preverjanjem kakovosti ter oceno in ovrednotenje obsevanosti bolnika ali izvedenih dejavnosti, ob upoštevanju ekonomskih in socialnih dejavnikov.