History

Question 1

Mammo became a reliable diagnostic tool in

Answer 1

1950s

Question 2

Mammo became first innovation since

Answer 2

Radical mastectomy introduced in 1898

Question 3

Timeline from 1913 to 1950s

Answer 3

1913 Solomon glass plates and xRay
1927 first published radiograph
1930 MDs see diagnostic value of mammography
1950s leborgne identified evidence of micro calcifications and association with breast cancer

Question 4

What 4 findings did Egan make I the 1960s

Answer 4

1. Low kVp are best
2. Collimation helps to reduce scatter
3. Conventional mammo should have filtration
4. Dedicated processing and film (fine grain) specific to mammo

Question 5

What kVp should be used

Answer 5

24 to 30

Question 6

Research conducted in the — clearly showed mammo to be an essential part of early diagnosis program

Answer 6

1970s

Question 7

What research project found that screening mammography could detect breast cancer early

Answer 7

BCDDP
Breast Cancer Detection Demonstration Project
Involved 28 states with 280,000 participants

Question 8

Mammo was the first and only federally regulated imaging examination with the implementation of

Answer 8

MQSA

Mammography Quality Standards Act

Question 9

What did MQSA require

Answer 9

1. In 1992 mandated high quality mammograms
2. hysicians, technologists and physicists must have education specific to mammography
3. 40 hours of mammography ARRT certification

Question 10

MQSA requires what about equipment

Answer 10

It must be dedicated to mammography only

Question 11

What does ACR require

Answer 11

Mammography facilities to be accredited by submitting images to be evaluated to meet criteria