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Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published online on May 18, 2006
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl051
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org
Received October 22, 2005
Revised February 13, 2006
Accepted April 5, 2006

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PAPER

GLOBAL QUALITY CONTROL PERSPECTIVE FOR THE PHYSICAL AND TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF SCREEN-FILM MAMMOGRAPHY--IMAGE QUALITY AND RADIATION DOSE

Kwan-Hoong Ng 1 *, Noriah Jamal 2, and Larry DeWerd 3

1 Department of Radiology, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2 Department of Radiology, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Medical Technology Division, Malaysian Institute for Nuclear Technology, Research (MINT), 43000 Kajang, Malaysia
3 Medical Radiation Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Kwan-Hoong Ng, E-mail: ngkh{at}um.edu.my


  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.


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