Guidance

Breast screening: acquisition and testing of ultrasound scanners

Information on purchasing, installing, maintaining and the quality assurance of breast ultrasound scanners for the NHS breast screening programme.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 30 April 2011

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Guidance notes for the acquisition and testing of ultrasound scanners for use in the NHS breast screening programme

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Details

Use this document to make sure ultrasound scanning equipment meets the standards required for the NHS breast screening programme.

This document covers information on:

• clinical requirements
• equipment selection and supply
• quality assurance
• evidence based baseline testing
• evidence based acceptance testing
• evidence based physics testing

Published 30 April 2011