Assessment of Quality Control of X-ray Mammography Machine in Alnilain Medical Center& Royal Care Hospital

Abstract

A systematic approach for assessing critical performance indicators can be achieved through the implementation of a quality assurance (QA) program. The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality control of x-ray mammography machine in two centers, namely: during the period from October to December 2017. The test results were done by quality control tools and image quality tools. Series of tests(specific radiation output, output variation with kVp, output variation with mAs, half value layer, mean glandular dose, image quality evaluation ) were done using different tools (Semiconductor detector ,AL sheets (0.1 mm thickness) PMMA thickness, image quality tools(TORMAM,TORMAX)). All the results from the two centers were compatible with the international standards values. The study proposed some recommendations which could be useful in this field if applied properly. Future studies in this field should include other QC tests on more clinical centers to guarantee more reliable results.