Competency information

Details

Operate and perform routine quality assurance measurements safely on mammography equipment

Considerations

  • Safe operation of equipment
  • The implications of unsafe performance for staff and patients
  • Awareness of the differences in design between mammography and general equipment in the context of choosing the correct test equipment and appropriate test protocols
  • Different types of detector systems
  • Current national QA guidance

Relevant learning outcomes

# Outcome
# 1 Outcome Measure and record levels and characteristics of radiation