| Question 1: What is the goal of the ACR Digital Mammography Quality Control Manual? |
| Reference: | Berns EA, Baker JA, Barke LD, et al. Digital Mammography Quality Control Manual. Reston, Va: American College of Radiology; 2016. |
| Choice A: | Standardize QC tests for all digital manufacturers. |
| Choice B: | Standardize test frequencies. |
| Choice C: | Standardize test performance criteria. |
| Choice D: | To make tests clinically relevant and user/operator friendly. |
| Choice E: | All of the above. |
| Question 2: Use of the entire ACR Digital Mammography Quality Control Manual: |
| Reference: | FDA Mammography Quality Standards Act and Program website. #24: Approval of an Alternative Standard for Using the Quality Assurance Program Recommended by the ACR Digital Mammography Quality Control Manual for Full-Field Digital Mammography Systems, for Systems without Advanced Imaging Capabilities; February 17, 2016. https://www.fda.gov/Radiation-EmittingProducts/MammographyQualityStandardsActandProgram/Regulations/ucm489348.htm |
| Choice A: | Is currently required under MQSA and ACR Accreditation. |
| Choice B: | Will be required under MQSA and ACR Accreditation at some time in the future. |
| Choice C: | Will always be optional under the current MQSA regulations; facilities may choose to continue to use the QC tests in their manufacturer’s QC manual. |
| Choice D: | Is not required; facilities may use sections at their discretion instead of the tests provided in their manufacturer’s QC manual. |
| Question 3: At this time, the ACR Digital Mammography Quality Control Manual can be used for: |
| Reference: | FDA Mammography Quality Standards Act and Program website. #24: Approval of an Alternative Standard for Using the Quality Assurance Program Recommended by the ACR Digital Mammography Quality Control Manual for Full-Field Digital Mammography Systems, for Systems without Advanced Imaging Capabilities; February 17, 2016. https://www.fda.gov/Radiation-EmittingProducts/MammographyQualityStandardsActandProgram/Regulations/ucm489348.htm |
| Choice A: | Full-field digital mammography systems without advanced imaging capabilities. |
| Choice B: | Full-field digital mammography systems with tomosynthesis. |
| Choice C: | Full-field digital mammography systems with contrast-enhancement functionality. |
| Choice D: | Full-field digital mammography systems with tomography functionality. |
| Choice E: | All of the above. |
| Question 4: Before a mammography facility can use the new ACR Digital Mammography Quality Control Manual for routine technologist QC, the medical physicist must: |
| Reference: | Berns EA, Baker JA, Barke LD, et al. Digital Mammography Quality Control Manual. Reston, Va: American College of Radiology; 2016. |
| Choice A: | Conduct all of the tests specified in the unit manufacturer’s QC manual. |
| Choice B: | Conduct all of the tests specified in the ACR Digital Mammography Quality Control Manual and set up new techniques and procedures for the technologist QC. |
| Choice C: | Conduct all of the tests specified in the unit manufacturer’s QC manual AND all of the tests specified in the ACR Digital Mammography Quality Control Manual. |
| Choice D: | The technologists can transition to the tests in the new ACR manual at any time without prior testing by the medical physicist. |
| Question 5: The passing score in the new digital mammography phantom is.. |
| Reference: | Berns EA, Baker JA, Barke LD, et al. Digital Mammography Quality Control Manual. Reston, Va: American College of Radiology; 2016. |
| Choice A: | 4 fibers, 3 speck groups, 3 masses. |
| Choice B: | 3 fibers, 3 speck groups, 3 masses. |
| Choice C: | 2 fibers, 3 speck groups, 2 masses. |
| Choice D: | 2 fibers, 2 speck groups, 2 masses. |
| Question 6: Which of the following is NOT a required technologist test in the ACR Digital Mammography Quality Control Manual? |
| Reference: | Berns EA, Baker JA, Barke LD, et al. Digital Mammography Quality Control Manual. Reston, Va: American College of Radiology; 2016. |
| Choice A: | Phantom Image Quality. |
| Choice B: | Acquisition Workstation Monitor QC. |
| Choice C: | Radiologist Workstation Monitor QC. |
| Choice D: | Repeat Analysis. |
| Question 7: Which of the following correctly describes the Facility QC Review? |
| Reference: | Berns EA, Baker JA, Barke LD, et al. Digital Mammography Quality Control Manual. Reston, Va: American College of Radiology; 2016. |
| Choice A: | It is optional |
| Choice B: | May be accomplished in person or by remote means |
| Choice C: | Only technologist QC tests are reviewed |
| Choice D: | The facility CEO must sign at least annually |
| Question 8: The Automatic Exposure Control (AEC) test allows which type of phantom(s) for performing the measurement(s)? |
| Reference: | Berns EA, Baker JA, Barke LD, et al. Digital Mammography Quality Control Manual. Reston, Va: American College of Radiology; 2016. |
| Choice A: | Acrylic. |
| Choice B: | BR-12. |
| Choice C: | BR 50/50. |
| Choice D: | All of the above. |
| Question 9: Beam quality performance criteria for the new ACR Digital Mammography Quality Control Manual is set by:
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| Reference: | Department of Health and Human Services. FDA Mammography Quality Standards, Final Rule. Federal Register, Vol 62, No 208; October 28, 1997. |
| Choice A: | The manufacturer’s requirements. |
| Choice B: | The FDA performance standards (but also published in the ACR Digital Mammography Quality Control Manual). |
| Choice C: | The 1999 ACR Mammography Quality Control Manual for screen-film. |
| Choice D: | The Dance paper describing the dose calculation. |
| Question 10: Which of the devices, or components, below need to be evaluated by a medical physicist at least annually?
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| Reference: | Berns EA, Baker JA, Barke LD, et al. Digital Mammography Quality Control Manual. Reston, Va: American College of Radiology; 2016.
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| Choice A: | Mammography unit. |
| Choice B: | Radiologist workstation. |
| Choice C: | Technologist quality control program. |
| Choice D: | All of the above. |
