Guidance

Breast screening: digital mammography quality control

This publication sets out the quality control procedures for digital mammography in the NHS breast screening programme.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 1 February 2007
• Last updated: 31 August 2016 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 31 August 2016

This document is no longer in use. Read Breast screening: full field digital mammography quality control tests for current guidance.

Documents

Routine quality control tests for full field digital mammography systems

PDF, 1.44 MB, 24 pages

Details

Procedures to ensure digital mammography equipment meets national standards for breast screening.

The document includes information about:

• monitor checks
• weekly image quality tests
• printer checks
• image archiving in mobile units

Published 1 February 2007
Last updated 31 August 2016 + show all updates

1. 31 August 2016

   Withdrew document.

2. 1 February 2007

   First published.