Quality Control in Mammography: A Pilot Programme for First Level Activity
| Autor: | Gisella Gennaro, Mauro Gambaccini, P. L. Indovina, A. Tuffanelli, C. Di Maggio, F. Mazzei |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Protocol (science)
medicine.medical_specialty Radiation Radiological and Ultrasound Technology medicine.diagnostic_test Image quality business.industry Computer science media_common.quotation_subject education Control (management) Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Level activity General Medicine Promotion (rank) medicine Mammography Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Quality (business) Medical physics business Quality assurance media_common |
| Zdroj: | Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 80:85-88 |
| ISSN: | 1742-3406 0144-8420 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032550 |
| Popis: | Quality control programmes are the belt tools for maintaining optimal performances of mammographic units. Programmes to spread quality control activities have been organised in various countries. This study presents the results of an educational programme having three main objectives: quality assurance promotion, operator training with simple instruments and procedures, and operator training in quality control data analysis. Special kits have been distributed to several mammographic centres. In each centre the kit has been used to execute the following tests: AEC performance, processing conditions, entrance exposure and image quality. The data gathered in 53 centres for a period of 4 weeks are compared and discussed Several centres were found not to satisfy completely the technical recommendations of the Italian protocol, implying training for radiographers and radiologists in QC procedures is desirable. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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