Re: Mammography Doses

[mckennj@ccsmtp.ccf.org]

     The American College of Radiology (ACR) provides guidelines for 
     exposure per view, recommending it be less than 0.3 cGy per view, this 
     is the glandular dose for a specific compressed thickness and tissue 
     composition. 
     
     The Joint Commission of Accreditation of Hospitals Organization 
     (JCAHO), in the past, required institutions they reviewed to determine 
     and provide patient dose information. Private offices do not fall 
     under their regulations.
     
     If the radiologist does not contact you, perhaps request to speak with 
     the consultant who performs the annual calibrations and is the listed 
     medical physicist on the ACR accreditation. Dose information should be 
     available from this person.
     
     Judy McKenna
     Director, Radiation Safety 
     Cleveland Clinic Foundation
     mckennj@ccsmtp.ccf.org