Global quality control perspective for the physical and technical aspects of screen-film mammography--image quality and radiation dose
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Abstract
The systematic monitoring of image quality and radiation dose is an ultimate solution to ensuring the continuously high quality of mammography examination. At present several protocols exist around the world, and different test objects are used for quality control (QC) of the physical and technical aspects of screen-film mammography. This situation may lead to differences in radiation image quality and dose reported. This article reviews the global QC perspective for the physical and technical aspects of screen-film mammography with regard to image quality and radiation dose. It points out issues that must be resolved in terms of radiation dose and that also affect the comparison.
Keywords
Mammography/standards, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Quality Assurance, Health Care/standards
Publication Title
Radiation Protection Dosimetry
Volume
121
Issue
4
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Additional Information
Department of Radiology, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ngkh@um.edu.my