MQSA Flashcards
1
Q
who regulates MQSA?
A
- FDA
2
Q
how often does medical audit and outcome analysis need to be performed
A
- annually
3
Q
how many months of mammo in residency?
A
- 3 months
4
Q
recall rate should be
A
- 5-7%
- less than 10%
5
Q
mammo facilities required to communicate with patients how?
A
- lay person report within 30 days of study
- written results with easy to understand language
6
Q
how do patients address concern in mammo facilities?
A
- have to hav a consumer complaint mechanism
7
Q
when needed patients can obtain their…
A
- original mammograms, not copies
8
Q
when mammograms are determined to be substandard and risk to public health, facilities will…
A
- notify patients and their doctors with appropriate plan of action
9
Q
who is ultimately responsible for QC program?
A
- interpreting physician
10
Q
required resolution of mammo?
A
- 13 lp/mm in anode/cathode direction
- 11 lp/mm in L-R direction
11
Q
how to pass image quality?
A
must show:
- 4 fibers
- 3 microcalcification clusters
- 3 masses
- plus acceptable artifacts
12
Q
dose phantom is composed of
A
- 50% glandularity
- 4.2 cm thick
- dose <3mGy per image with grid, 1 mGy without a grid
13
Q
patient dose limits in mammo?
A
- there are none
14
Q
typical patient/phantom doses are about…
A
- 2mGy per view, or 8mGy total on screening
15
Q
average breast thickness and glandularity
A
- 6cm compressed
- 15-20% glandularity
