Utah Admin. Code R432-950-3 - Definitions
(1) "Diagnostic mammography" means performing
a mammogram on a woman suspected of having breast cancer.
(2) "Facility" means a hospital, outpatient
department, clinic, radiology practice, or mobile unit, an office of a
physician, or other facility that conducts breast cancer screening or
diagnosis, including any or all of the following: operation of equipment to
produce a mammogram, processing of film, initial interpretation of the
mammogram, and the viewing conditions for that interpretation.
(3) "Image quality" means the overall clarity
and detail of an x-ray including spatial resolution or resolving power,
sharpness, and contrast.
(4)
"Mammogram" means a radiographic image of the breast.
(5) "Mammogram unit" means an x-ray system
designed specifically for breast imaging, providing optimum imaging geometry, a
device for breast compression, and low dose exposure that can produce
reproducible images of high quality.
(6) "Mammography" means radiography of the
breast to diagnose breast cancer.
(7) "Phantom" means an artificial test object
simulating the average composition of, and various structures within, the
breast.
(8) "Screening mammography"
means a standard readable two-view per breast low dose radiographic examination
to detect unsuspected breast cancer using specifically designed equipment
dedicated for mammography.
(9)
"Quality assurance" means a program designed to achieve the desired degree or
grade of care including evaluation and educational components to identify and
correct problems in interpreting and obtaining mammogram.
(10) "Quality control" means the process of
testing and maintaining the highest possible standards of equipment performance
and acquisition of radiographic images.
Notes
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.