Do units with multiple AEC detectors have to have each detector tested individually for AEC reproducibility?
Where a mammography unit has multiple AEC detectors designed to function independently, each detector must be tested separately (e.g., different AEC detectors for the different size cassette holders or more than one independently selectable AEC detector in a single cassette holder). Where a mammography unit has multiple AEC detectors designed to function as a single unit, the AEC detector unit must be tested. For example, a single detector that can be moved to different positions needs to have the detector tested at only one of those positions. A system with three fixed detectors, each of which can be selected individually, needs to have all three detectors tested. A large field detector that automatically selects its active area needs to be tested only as a single detector. Question: With the introduction of Full Field Digital Mammography, what constitutes a mammogram, the digital data or the hard copy film? Answer: There are two sections of the recordkeeping requirement that are affe
