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1 Medical Physics in the Breast Screening Programme Kath Schofield & Anne McCurrach NSS Medical Physics COR V1

2 Who we are John Wright Assistant Director Facilities Services MPE Medical Physics Expert RPA Radiation Protection Adviser NSS Medical Physics Katherine Schofield Lead Mammography Physicist & MPE Anne McCurrach Deputy Lead Mammography Physicist, RPA & MPE John Robertson Mammography Physicist, RPA & MPE Gordon Mitchell Clinical Technologist & Product Specialist Michael Lemmon, Clinical Technologist & Product Specialist

3 What we provide Comprehensive medical physics service to Scottish Breast Screening Programme (SBSP) NSS

4 Once for Scotland

5 Comprehensive Medical Physics Service Technical quality assurance of imaging equipment Expert professional advice on radiation safety Training of NSS and mammography staff

6 Technical quality assurance of imaging equipment Performing physics surveys Setting up and oversight of user tests Audit of performance across all units E.g. doses to patients / clients

7 Imaging equipment Reporting workstation Mammography X-ray Biopsy attachment Ultrasound scanner

8 Growth of Digital X-ray Units in Scottish Breast Screening Programme (SBSP) Total no. of units 40-42

9 The SBSP mobile fleet 21 X-ray units located on 20 mobile units One double unit with pullout pod Powered by generators and electrical hook-ups Looked after by: John Greig Maintenance Engineer Trevor Perry Fleet Engineer Transport Officers

10 Quality Assurance Standards

11 Physics QA User QA

12 Routine QA - Users Suspension Level Remedial Level

13 Routine QA - Users AEC recalibration Suspension Level Remedial Level

14 artefact

15 artefact

16 Age (years) Detector lifespan Detector Ages of Hologic Dimensions & Fuji units in Scotland Detector 3 age Detector 2 age Detector 1 age Increasing age of unit

17 Threshold gold thickness (µm) Routine QA - Physics Image Quality Predicted Threshold Contrast Measurements 1.00 Predicted Data Fit to Data Acceptable Achievable Detail Diameter (mm) CDMAM test object

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19 Number of systems Routine QA - Physics Threshold gold thickness values for 0.1mm details Achievable Acceptable Improving image quality Threshold gold thickness (um)

20 MGD (mgy) Routine QA Physics Patient Dose Survey Units by screening centre

21 Mean Dose (mgy) Routine QA Physics Dose Surveys ANALOGUE DIGITAL YEAR

22 Mean Dose (mgy) Routine QA Physics Dose Surveys National Reference Level 3.5 mgy Proposed Reference Level 2.5 mgy 2.00 Scottish Level 1.75 mgy YEAR

23 Threshold gold thickness (um) at 0.1mm Increasing image quality Routine QA - Physics 3 Achievable Acceptable 2 Acceptable Achievable 1 Decreasing Dose MGD (mgy)

24 Expert professional advice on radiation safety Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations Protecting patients - Medical Physics Expert Regulatory Compliance Ionising Radiations Regulations Protecting staff & others - Radiation Protection Adviser

25 RPA Employer must consult RPA on radiation... New technologies / techniques Radiation Risk assessment Radiation incidents Staff Dosimetry If in doubt just ask!

26 Room specification

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28 Full range of safety tests Mechanical Radiation Electrical

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30 Mobile replacement Next generation of trailers: Hybrid battery / generator technology 56% reduction in carbon footprint per mobile Silent running Improved sustainability

31 Training of staff Mammography staff lectures Radiation protection training

32 Summary All aspects of equipment lifecycle Scotland-wide approach Close working Screening centres Manufacturers Just ask...

33 Kath Schofield & Anne McCurrach NSS Medical Physics Thank you

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