From: Quality assurance and quality control in mammography: a review of available guidance worldwide
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Edition | Publisher | Country | Title | Short titlea | Status | Scale | Referenceb |
2011 | IAEA | Various | Quality assurance programme for digital mammography | IAEA-DM | In use | Worldwide | [4] |
2009 | IAEA | Various | Quality assurance programme for screen film mammography | IAEA-SF | In use | Worldwide | [10] |
2007 | IAEA | Various | Dosimetry in diagnostic radiology: an international code of practice | IAEA-D | In use | Worldwide | [13] |
2006 | European Commission/EUREF | Various | European guidelines for quality assurance in breast cancer screening and diagnostic 4th edition | EC | In use/update in progress | Europe | [14] |
1996 | EP European Commission | Various | European protocol on dosimetry in mammography | EP | In use | Worldwide | [6] |
1991/1994 | Swedish Radiation Protection Institute | Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden | Report on Nordic radiation protection Co-operation–Number 1-mammography | Nordic | Supersede by the European Protocol | Nordic Countries | [17] |
2009 | NHSBSP | UK | Commissioning and routine testing of full field digital mammography systems | NHSBSP/UK | In use | National | [18] |
2009 | RANZCR | Australia and New Zealand | Mammography quality assurance program: guidelines for quality control testing for digital (CR & DR) mammography | RANZCR | In use | National | [19] |
2008 | The National Cancer Screening Service Board | Ireland | Guidelines for quality assurance in mammography screening | Irish Protocol | In use | National | [11] |
2008 | NQMCBSA | Australia | Breast screen Australia Quality improvement program | Australian Protocol | In use | National | [20] |
2005 | IPEM | UK | The commissioning and routine testing of mammographic X-ray systems | IPEM/UK | In use/update in progress | National | [8] |
1999 | ACR | USA | Mammography quality control manual for radiologists, medical physicists and technologists | ACR | In use/update in progress | National | [9] |
2006 | Ministère de la Santé-Québec | Canada (Quebéc) | Manuel de contrôle de la qualité pour la mammographie et la biopsie guidée par stéréotaxie. Volume 2–physicien biomédical | Canadian Protocol | In use | Regional | [21] |
2001 | Ministère de la Santé-Québec | Canada (Quebéc) | Manuel de contrôle de la qualité. Volume 1-technologue en radiologie | Canadian Protocol | In use | Regional | [22] |