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Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published online on April 29, 2008
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, doi:10.1093/rpd/ncn150
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© The Author 2008. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

ORGANISATIONAL ASPECTS OF MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING IN DIGITAL SETTINGS: FIRST EXPERIENCES OF LUXEMBOURG

F. Shannoun1,*, J.M. Schanck2, A. Scharpantgen3, M.C. Wagnon3, M. Ben Daoud4 and C. Back1

1 Ministry of Health, Division of Radiation Protection, Villa Louvigny, 2120 Luxembourg
2 Ministry of Health, Informatics and Statistic Service, Luxembourg
3 Ministry of Health, Programme Mammographie, Luxembourg
4 Centre de Recherche Public Henri Tudor, Luxembourg

* Corresponding author: shannoun{at}shannoun.com

Luxembourg has been conducting a breast cancer screening programme since 1992, like a large number of other European countries, as early detection and treatment of breast cancer have been proven to reduce mortality. The majority of these screening programmes are based on analogue X-ray technology and have optimised their organisation of transporting, archiving and reading with respect to films. Last decade is marked by enormous developments in digital mammography. Different technologies such as flat panel-, computed radiography- and scanning systems became available. Digital mammography is expected to have a major impact on quality and organisation of breast cancer screening programmes. Screening programmes are now faced with a huge challenge of incorporating the digital technology, including implementation of electronic image exchange, conception of new electronic workflow, establishing adapted quality assurance programmes and training of radiologists and technical personnel. Initial experiences of the Luxembourg approach in organising digital mammography screening and its quality assurance are reported.


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