Ng Kwan-Hoong, Jamal Noriah, DeWerd Larry
Department of Radiology, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2006;121(4):445-51. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncl051. Epub 2006 May 18.
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.
对图像质量和辐射剂量进行系统监测是确保乳腺钼靶检查持续保持高质量的最终解决方案。目前,世界各地存在多种方案,并且使用不同的测试对象对屏-片乳腺摄影的物理和技术方面进行质量控制(QC)。这种情况可能导致所报告的辐射图像质量和剂量存在差异。本文从全球视角综述了屏-片乳腺摄影在图像质量和辐射剂量方面的物理和技术层面的质量控制情况。它指出了在辐射剂量方面必须解决的问题,这些问题也会影响比较结果。