National Survey of Canadian Mammographic Facilities

1997
ISBN: 0-662-26151-8
Cat. No.: H46-2/1997-203E

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Table of Contents

• Acknowledgements
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Purpose
• 3. Nationwide Evaluation of X-Ray Trends (NEXT)
• 4. Methodology
  • 4.1 Sample Selection
  • 4.2 Film Processing
  • 4.3 Radiation Dose
  • 4.4 mage Quality
• 5. Results
  • 5.1 General
  • 5.2 Darkroom Fog
  • 5.3 Radiation Dose
  • 5.4 Image Quality
  • 5.5 Film Screen Contact
• 6. Discussion/Interpretation
• 7. Conclusions
• 8. References
• 9. Bibliography
• Appendix A

List of Figures

• Figure 1. X-Ray Control Manufacturer
• Figure 2. Film Processor Manufacturer
• Figure 3. Film Manufacturer
• Figure 4. Chemistry Manufacturer
• Figure 5. Dedicated Film Processor
• Figure 6. Film Processing Method
• Figure 7.Darkroom Fog Level
• Figure 8.STEP Processing Speed - Standard (36%)
• Figure 9.STEP Processing Speed - Extended (64%)
• Figure 10.KVP
• Figure 11.Calculated Half-Value Layer
• Figure 12.Mean Glandular Dose
• Figure 13.Phantom Image Optical Density
• Figure 14.Phantom Image Score - NEXT Protocol
• Figure 15.Phantom Image Score - ACR Protocol
• Figure 16.Phantom Image Score - NEXT Protocol
• Figure 17.Phantom Image Score - ACR Protocol
• Figure 18. Film-Screen Contact

List of Tables

• Table 1
• Table 2