Guidance

Breast screening: routine tomosynthesis quality control

Details of the routine quality control tests for tomosynthesis systems for radiographers and clinicians working in the NHS breast screening programme.

• From: NHS England
• Published: 1 August 2014
• Last updated: 29 July 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Routine quality control tests for breast tomosynthesis (radiographers)

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Details

This document should be used as reference for radiographers and other clinicians working in the NHS breast screening programme.

It details the routine quality control tests that should be carried out on tomosynthesis equipment.

Published 1 August 2014

Last updated 29 July 2025 + show all updates

1. 29 July 2025

   Changed lead organisation from Public Health England to NHS England.

2. 1 August 2014

   First published.