Servicing the GE Senographe Digital Mammo Family: Essential

Overview

Mammography may be the most dynamic of all of today’s imaging modalities. With the new regulatory and accreditation procedures, and advancements in technology, the service professional is becoming more involved in maintaining the quality and reliability of the mammographic system. This course is designed to teach the service professional how to safely and efficiently maintain the entire family of GE Senographe Digital Mammography products. Given today’s regulatory environment maintaining the system at peak performance is of the utmost importance.

Prerequisites

To attend this course, the service professional must possess fundamental knowledge and understanding of the principles of Xray and basic electronics.

Objectives

• Describe the current digital mammographic imaging regulatory environment
• Describe the factors that affect digital mammographic image quality
• Describe how those factors are optimized to produce the highest quality digital mammographic images
• Describe the function of the basic components of each GE Senographe Digital mammographic unit
• Demonstrate an understanding of the digital accreditation process
• Demonstrate an understanding of the Mammographic Quality Standards Act
• Demonstrate an understanding of the installation procedures associated with each GE Senographe Digital Mammography unit.
• Perform the necessary mammographic performance monitoring and quality assurance procedures utilizing each GE Senographe Digital Mammography unit.
• Perform the necessary tests to reproduce the results of the physicist’s report to confirm corrective action
• Perform all system calibrations and adjustments to maintain the highest quality images and compliance with MQSA requirements
• Evaluate circuit functions to facilitate Troubleshooting