Guidance

Breast screening: routine quality control tests for FFDM

Routine quality control test procedures for full field digital mammography (FFDM) systems in NHS breast screening programmes.

• From: NHS England
• Published: 1 October 2013
• Last updated: 29 July 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Routine quality control tests for full field digital mammography systems

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This publication explains the routine quality control tests for full field digital mammography systems.

It outlines the processes to ensure mammography equipment meets NHS breast screening programme standards.

Published 1 October 2013

Last updated 29 July 2025 + show all updates

1. 29 July 2025

   Changed lead organisation from Public Health England to NHS England.

2. 1 October 2013

   First published.