Deck 24: Mammography Quality Control

Question 1

When is the QC evaluation of the equipment performed?

A) Once a year
B) When major components are replaced
C) When repairs are needed
D) Both A and B

Answer 1

Both A and B

Question 2

The __________________ is responsible for measurement of the mammogram viewing conditions.

A) darkroom technologist
B) mammographer
C) medical physicist
D) radiologist

Answer 2

medical physicist

Question 3

Once control values are set, the daily speed index (mid density) and contrast index (density difference) should not vary more than _____ from the control.

A) 0.10
B) 0.15
C) 0.20
D) 0.25

Answer 3

0.15

Question 4

The team of _______________ is responsible for mammography quality control.

A) mammographer and QC technologist
B) mammographer, radiologist, and medical physicist
C) medical physicist, staff manager, and chief radiologist
D) staff manager and medical physicist

Question 5

The purpose of a quality assurance program is to maintain the maximum ___________ with the minimum _____________.

A) equipment function, department costs
B) patient satisfaction, exam time
C) quality of mammograms, patient dose
D) patient care, exam time

Question 6

The medical physicist is responsible for __________ performance evaluation of the imaging equipment.

A) quarterly
B) semiannual
C) biannual
D) annual

Question 7

The average glandular dose to mammography patients must be tested annually by the ____________________.

A) mammographer
B) radiologist
C) medical physicist
D) department manager

Question 8

A quality assurance program includes measures of __________________.

A) patient satisfaction
B) processor quality control
C) equipment function
D) All of the above

Question 9

The mammographer should ____________________ on a monthly basis.

A) do a repeat analysis
B) complete a visual checklist
C) perform processor quality control
D) review phantom images

Question 10

The ______________ is responsible for selecting the medical physicist and mammographers responsible for quality control.

A) radiologist
B) department manager
C) chief mammographer
D) federal government

Question 11

The mammography quality control program is outlined by the ___________________.

A) radiology department
B) Mammography Quality Standards Act
C) state governments
D) Bureau of Radiation Health

Question 12

One responsibility of the radiologist is to track ________________________.

A) patient communications
B) film repeat analysis
C) darkroom conditions
D) equipment performance

Question 13

The role of medical physicist includes _________________________.

A) doing annual performance evaluations of equipment
B) consulting with the mammographers concerning QC
C) reviewing the QC records to check for compliance
D) All of the above

Question 14

The _____________________ is responsible for supervising quality assurance.

A) chief radiologist
B) mammographer
C) department manager
D) medical physicist

Question 15

The medical physicist is responsible for the ___________________________.

A) monthly equipment check
B) quarterly conference with the radiologist
C) annual artifact evaluation
D) semiannual compression check