Mammography Quality Control Guide; Introduction; Procedure For Printing Quality Control Pattern - Sony UP-DF750 Setup And User's Manual

Mammography Quality
Control Guide

Introduction

To maintain constant image quality for mammography, it
is necessary to evaluate the output from the printer
regularly. The UP-DF750 contains a quality control pattern
for carrying out evaluation that complies with the
Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA). Printing
this quality control pattern allows you to carry out the
following evaluation.
*
• Print density check
• Spatial resolution check
• Extremely low/high gradient parts check
• Artifact check
• Aspect check
* The density basis settings need to be configured before you check the print
density. The settings need to be configured each time new film is loaded.
The following describes how to print the quality control
pattern, the configuration of the quality control pattern,
and how to carry out the actual evaluation of each item.
Procedure for Printing Quality
Control Pattern
Notes
• Before you print the quality control pattern, turn on the
power of the printer a minimum of at least 15 minutes
beforehand.
• A quality control pattern can only be printed on UPT-
M710BL and UPT-M712BL.
1
Press the MENU button to bring up the menu screen.
2
Press the F or f button to move the cursor to "Test
Print," and then press the g button.
The screen for selecting a pattern appears.
3
Press the F or f button to move the cursor to "Quality
Control," and then press the g button.
4
Press the F or f button to move the cursor to the file
size to use for printing.
Note
If the film tray is loaded with film other than UPT-
M710BL/M712BL, "- - -" is displayed as shown on
the screen below and printing is not possible.

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