Quality Control For Mammography Application - AGFA Drystar 5500 User Manual

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Quality control for mammography application

In order to establish and maintain consistent image quality, a regular
evaluation of the image quality is advised.
The printer contains an automatic QC procedure for general radiography
applications and has been designed to comply with the grayscale reproduction
constancy test, according to the international standard IEC 1223-2-4. If the
option for the mammography application is activated, another QC procedure
is available for the mammography application. This QC procedure has been
designed to comply with the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) of
the FDA.
Local Regulations may require other procedures.
The Hard Copy quality control procedures consist of two main steps:
• Before initial use, establishing a number of reference values that will be
used for further follow-up and verifying initial image quality.
• After establishing these values, performing regular daily, weekly and
annual quality tests.
The results of these tests are recorded on Quality Control Charts.
The QC image has several additional fields where the QC data can be filled in.
This image should be filed as part of the QC procedure.
Related Links
Quality control for general radiography applications
Safety compliance
Establishing the image geometry reference values for mammography application
on page 103
Quality Control Charts
Topics:
• Establishing the reference values and verifying image quality for
mammography application
• Performing quality control (QC) tests for mammography application
Note: Repeat the two main steps of the Hard Copy quality
procedures for each input tray loaded with Mammo films.
on page 38
on page 129
on page 88
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