European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Breast Cancer Screening and DiagnosisOffice for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2006 - 416 pages 32 000 deaths could be prevented every year if best practices for mammography screening were adopted across the European Union. Mammography screening can detect breast cancer 3-4 years before symptoms would be noticed by the woman, dramatically improving the chances of effective treatment. These guidelines aim to raise quality standards by bringing together at EU level the best examples from regional and national breast cancer screening programmes over the last 20 years. They are a manual for health professionals and advocates everywhere, describing best practice evolving from regional and national breast cancer screening programmes based on mammography. The fourth edition of this bestseller has been developed with input from over 200 professionals from 23 countries. New issues include digital mammography and advice for specialist breast units. |
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Executive Summary | 5 |
Epidemiological guidelines for quality assurance | 15 |
European protocol for the quality control of the physical | 59 |
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abnormality adenosis apocrine assessment atypia axillary benign pathology specify breast cancer screening breast screening programme Breast Unit calcification carcinoma in situ cassette centres classification clinical compression contrast visibility core biopsy cytological DCIS detection detector diagnosis DICOM digital mammography disease ductal carcinoma ensure epithelial European Guidelines EUSOMA evaluation excision exposure fibroadenomas film FNAC focal spot HER2 histological hyperplasia image quality image receptor interval cancers invasive lesions Limiting value Frequency lobular luminance lymph node malignant mammograms mammography screening mastectomy measured metastasis microcalcification monitor multidisciplinary OPEN BIOPSY optical density organised pathologist patients performed phyllodes pixel value PMMA positive procedures protocol quality assurance quality control radiation radiographer radiological radiologist radiotherapy recommended sampling sclerosing screen-film screening examination screening test sentinel lymph node specific surgeon surgical target population techniques test object tissue treatment tube voltage tumour ultrasound value Frequency Equipment women X-ray yes/no