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Mammography Phototimer Consistency Test Tool
  • Available in either acrylic or tissue-equivalent BR-12 material
  • Used to test thickness tracking
  • American College of Radiology recommends this type of test tool in their quality assurance program
  • Meets MQSA requirements

The mammographic unit’s automatic exposure control should be capable of maintaining optical density within ± 0.15 OD as the voltage is varied from 25 to 35 kVp, and as breast thickness is varied from 2 to 8 cm for each technique. Test images taken of uniform phantoms of varying thicknesses should not differ by more than 0.30 OD from each other. These tests should be carried out over the kVp range customarily used by the mammography center. The Phototimer Consistency Test Tool is available in two materials: acrylic; and, for more accurate results, breast-tissue equivalent BR-12 material. Both are supplied in uniform 2.0 cm slabs to produce thicknesses of 2, 4, 6, and 8 cm.

  

Mammography Phototimer Consistency Test Tool

18-203 Mammography Phototimer Consistency Test Tool, set of four acrylic slabs (10 x 12.5 x 2 cm thick). Weight: 3 lb (1.34 kg)

18-204 Mammography Phototimer Consistency Test Tool, set of four BR-12 slabs (10 x 12.5 x 2 cm thick). Weight: 2.2 lb (1 kg)

18-238 Mammography Phototimer Consistency Test Tool Research, set of six BR-12 slabs (includes three 10 x 12.5 x 2 cm thick, two 10 x 12.5 x 1 cm thick, and one 10 x 12.5 x 0.5 cm thick). Weight: 2.6 lb (1.2 kg)

18-238-3070 Mammography Phototimer Consistency Test Tool, set of six slabs, tissue-equivalent, 30% gland/70% adipose

18-238-5050 Mammography Phototimer Consistency Test Tool, set of six slabs, tissue-equivalent, 50% gland/50% adipose

18-238-7030 Mammography Phototimer Consistency Test Tool, set of six slabs, tissue-equivalent, 70% gland/30% adipose