Physical and Technical Aspects of Quality Assurance in Mammography in the Republic of Srpska
Abstract
Breast cancer is the most frequent malignant neoplasm affecting the female population. In order to reduce its morbidity and mortality rate, a mammography screening campaign has been established in both entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In this paper, a brief survey is given on the mammography screening practice in the Republic of Srpska. As an illustration, results of measurements of technical parameters, including mean glandular dose, for 31 mammography units are presented. Large fluctuations in dose among different measuring sites were found, unacceptable not only from the standpoint of mammography screening, but in clinical mammography as a whole. Subsequently, a series of quality control tests and corrective measures throughout the mammography imaging chain are proposed, in line with international guidelines and newly promulgated national legislation. Dose optimisation and image quality improvement are the first and foremost goals to be achieved in order to setup a successful mam...mography screening program.
Keywords:
mammography screening / quality control / mean glandular doseSource:
Nuclear technology and radiation protection, 2011, 26, 2, 171-176Funding / projects:
- Physical and functional effects of radiation interaction with electrotechnical and biological systems (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-171007)
DOI: 10.2298/NTRP1102171C
ISSN: 1451-3994
WoS: 000295489300013
Scopus: 2-s2.0-80054941098
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VinčaTY - JOUR AU - Ciraj-Bjelac, Olivera AU - Praskalo, Jovica Z. AU - Davidovic, Jasna D. J. AU - Živković, Monika M. PY - 2011 UR - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4507 AB - Breast cancer is the most frequent malignant neoplasm affecting the female population. In order to reduce its morbidity and mortality rate, a mammography screening campaign has been established in both entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In this paper, a brief survey is given on the mammography screening practice in the Republic of Srpska. As an illustration, results of measurements of technical parameters, including mean glandular dose, for 31 mammography units are presented. Large fluctuations in dose among different measuring sites were found, unacceptable not only from the standpoint of mammography screening, but in clinical mammography as a whole. Subsequently, a series of quality control tests and corrective measures throughout the mammography imaging chain are proposed, in line with international guidelines and newly promulgated national legislation. Dose optimisation and image quality improvement are the first and foremost goals to be achieved in order to setup a successful mammography screening program. T2 - Nuclear technology and radiation protection T1 - Physical and Technical Aspects of Quality Assurance in Mammography in the Republic of Srpska VL - 26 IS - 2 SP - 171 EP - 176 DO - 10.2298/NTRP1102171C ER -
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Ciraj-Bjelac, O., Praskalo, J. Z., Davidovic, J. D. J.,& Živković, M. M.. (2011). Physical and Technical Aspects of Quality Assurance in Mammography in the Republic of Srpska. in Nuclear technology and radiation protection, 26(2), 171-176. https://doi.org/10.2298/NTRP1102171C
Ciraj-Bjelac O, Praskalo JZ, Davidovic JDJ, Živković MM. Physical and Technical Aspects of Quality Assurance in Mammography in the Republic of Srpska. in Nuclear technology and radiation protection. 2011;26(2):171-176. doi:10.2298/NTRP1102171C .
Ciraj-Bjelac, Olivera, Praskalo, Jovica Z., Davidovic, Jasna D. J., Živković, Monika M., "Physical and Technical Aspects of Quality Assurance in Mammography in the Republic of Srpska" in Nuclear technology and radiation protection, 26, no. 2 (2011):171-176, https://doi.org/10.2298/NTRP1102171C . .