Mammography in Serbia: Image Quality and Radiation Dose

Abstract

Abstract. The purpose of this study is to investigate the radiation dose and technic in Serbia after two years of implementation of the breast screening programme. A total of 186 mammography units, including Full-Field Digital Mammography (FFDM), (SFM) units were used in the patient Dose (MGD), was assessed for the standard breast, while image quality was evaluated in terms of spatial resolution, threshold contrast visibility and Contrast to (1.8±0.94) mGy, (1.3±0.51) and (1.7±0.64) for CR, FFDM and SFM, respectively. Spatial resolution was better than lp/mm only for 3/186 (1.6%) units. In 34/186 (18%) units, spatial resolution was less tha contrast visibility was better than 1.2 in 41/186 (22%). initial implementation at the beginning of the population establish an effective system of regular and periodic mammograms with minimal possible radiation dose to population