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.