Your department has received a new piece of digital radiogra…

Your department has received a new piece of digital radiographic equipment. A radiation physicist has inspected the unit and determined that the automatic exposure control function is not operating properly. His report indicates this clearly and is submitted to the department director. This new equipment has been expected for weeks and is the only device in the department capable of performing certain examinations. The director insists that the device is completely safe, and the technologists need to use it while applications’ training is on site. In this situation, who is responsible for taking corrective action?