Chapter 11

Panel QC

11.2 Overview of panel QC (baseline setup and daily panel QC)
Panel QC is a set of procedures to ensure that the settings for a panel/subset panel are appropriate.
The process involves:
• Creation of a QC file including setting up the baselines
• Daily panel QC
First establish the subset panel's baselines (QC items to be monitored by panel QC), then perform daily panel QC.
The system monitors changes in the defined settings in daily panel QC results.

11.2.1 Overview of panel QC file creation
When creating a panel QC file, you define which data should be monitored for each subset panel. Each QC item
to be monitored can be selected from Gain/PMT, Compensation, and Statistics values.

Note:
If compensation values are set as panel QC items to be monitored or adjusted automatically, an automatic
compensation must be performed when registering the panel/subset panel master.
For more details, see the following:
(➤P.97 "Chapter 10: 10.3 Registering subset panel analysis conditions while running a sample", step
10)

11.2.2 Overview of daily panel QC and when it is performed
After a panel QC file has been created and the baselines/limits are set up for each QC item, run the daily panel
QC to check for variation from those baselines.
In this process, the software automatically measures and records the setting values.
The results can be viewed by radar charts, L-J charts, and plots.
The following are guidelines for when daily panel QC should be performed:
• Before using the panel for the sample you want to run
• After major troubleshooting or servicing of the instrument
• When you have concerns about the accuracy of the panel settings

11.2.3 Type of daily panel QC
The L-J control is applied in the software to automatically track the setup values over time, monitor the
performance, and see shifts or trends in parameters as they occur.

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