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Mammographic Accreditation Phantom<br />CIRS 015

Product Description

Note: CIRS Model 015 is also known as Nuclear Associates 18-220. CIRS is the manufacturer of this item. If you order 18-220, we will ship 015 by CIRS. The ONLY difference is the name on the product.

Helps ensure optimum image quality and peak performance of the mammographic system.
Essential for MQSA compliance
Complies with ACR phantom specifications and QC requirements
Contains test objects to simulate indications of breast cancer...punctate califications, tissue fibrillar extensions in adipose tissue, and tumor-like masses
Ideal for monitoring the overall performance of your mammographic imaging system, x-ray generator, film processor, and screen-film combination
Equivalent in x-ray attenuation to a 4.5 cm compressed "average" breast

The Mammographic Accreditation Phantom will assist you in complying with MQSA and the American College of Radiology (ACR) Quality Control Programs. This phantom is intended for use as an integral part of the Mammographic Quality Control Program, and when used to perform routine mammographic QC, it will help you quickly, easily, and accurately evaluate the overall imaging performance of your mammographic system. This phantom will detect imaging changes so you can make the necessary corrections in order to maintain your system at peak performance.

The Mammographic Accreditation Phantom was designed to test the performance of a mammographic system by a quantitative evaluation of the system’s ability to image small structures similar to those found clinically. Objects within the phantom simulate calcifications, fibrous calcifications in ducts, and tumor masses.

The phantom is also designed to determine if a mammographic system can detect small structures that are important in the early detection of breast cancer. Test objects within the phantom range in size from those that should be visible on any system, to objects that will be difficult to see even on the best mammographic system.

Specifications

Phantom Body
Material: Acrylic
Dimension

     Oberall:10.15 (w) x 10.8 (d) x 4.4 cm (h)
     Acrylic base:1.375 in thick (3.4 cm)
     Cover: 0.128 in thick (3mm)
     Acrylic contrast test disk:1 cm Ø x 4 mm

Weight: 1.2 lb (0.55 kb)

Phantom Wax Insert
FIBERS	SPECKS	MASSES
1. 1.56 mm nylon fiber	7. 0.54 mm AI203 speck	12. 2.00 mm (thickness) mass
2. 1.12 mm nylon fiber	8. 0.40 mm AI203 speck	13. 1.0 mm (thickness) mass
3. 0.89 mm nylon fiber	9. 0.32 mm AI203 speck	14. 0.75 mm (thickness) mass
4. 0.75 mm nylon fiber	10. 0.24 mm AI203 speck	15. 0.50 mm (thickness) mass
5. 0.54 mm nylon fiber	11. 0.16 mm AI203 speck	16. 0.25 mm (thickness) mass
6. 0.40 mm nylon fiber

Note: The 4.4 cm-thick phantom is made of a 7mm wax block insert containing 16 sets of test objects, a 3.4 cm thick acrylic base, and a 3 mm thick cover. The phantom approximates a 4.5 cm compressed breast of average glandular/adipose composition. Included in the wax insert are aluminum oxide (AI2O3) specks that simulate microcalcifications. Six different nylon fibers simulate fibrous structures and five different size lens-shaped masses simulate tumors.

Each phantom includes a 4 mm x 1 cm diameter acrylic contrast test disk, faxitron x-ray image, and magnifying glass.