Mammography Accessories

Essential Tools for
Mammography QA

Mammography Accessories
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Round out your Mammography QA program with proven tools, including Breast Compression QC Device, High Purity Aluminum HVL Set, Aluminum Step Wedge, and Phototimer Consistency Tools.

Mammo Digital Compression Device
Measure compression force to assure accuracy and reproducibility.

  • Removable display panel supports prone and standard mammo systems, with compression force up to 34 kg (Mammo Digital Compression Scale)
  • Backlit LCD screen displays force in standard or metric units, with continuous monitoring for time study (Mammo Digital Compression Scale)
  • Foam-lined tray and foam compression block support and protect curved paddles (Mammo Digital Compression Scale)
  • Analog readout easily legible from multiple viewpoints, maximum force reading memory, and 1-button reset (Breast Compression QC Device)

High Purity Aluminum HVL Set
Measure half value layer in support of MQSA requirements.

  • Ultra-thin and ultra-high purity 99.99% aluminum sheets
  • Includes 6 sheets and storage case

Aluminum Step Wedge
Examine the effects of changing the digital image receptor settings and film-screen combinations

  • Economical and easy to use
  • Made of high purity aluminum, with 9 steps ranging in thickness from 0.3 mm to 2.27 mm

Phototimer Consistency Tools
Test Automatic Exposure Control (AEC) performance.

  • Economical and easy to use
  • Includes 7 pieces
  • Choose either acrylic or breast tissue equivalent (BR) material

Mammo Film Screen Contact Test Tool & DCF Test Tool

  • Supports early artifact detection in screen film systems (Mammo Screen Contact Test Tool)
  • Records up to 11 exposures on one piece of film for quick, accurate assessment of a film-screen mammography unit’s Automatic Exposure Control (AEC) accuracy (Density Control Function [DCF] Test Tool)

Mammography Phototimer Consistency Testing Slabs

  • Accurately simulates breast tissue for realistic AEC performance evaluation
  • Ensures reproducible attenuation characteristics for reliable longitudinal AEC consistency checks
  • Supports ACR and MQSA recommended testing practices

Single Exposure High Contrast Resolution Phantom

  • Perpendicular bar pattern design for system resolution assessment using a single exposure
  • Supports reproducible positioning
  • Acrylic wafer protects line pairs from wear and damage
  • Breast-equivalent phantom materials

Tissue-Equivalent Phantom for Mammography

  • Tissue-equivalent materials simulate a realistic compressed breast shape
  • Includes embedded simulated calcifications, fibrous ducts, and tumor masses as test objects

BR3D Breast Imaging Phantom

  • Tissue-equivalent adipose and gland tissues swirled in an approximate 50/50 ratio by weight provide a more realistic target detection assessment
  • One target slab contains microcalcifications, fibrils, and masses
  • Five 1 cm background slabs provide a range of breast thicknesses with or without targets

Grid View: Specimen Imaging and Transport Container

  • Supports efficient specimen imaging workflow between surgery, radiology, and pathology
  • Eliminates physical handling of specimens in radiology
  • Eliminates the need for needles or wires
  • Reduces the risk of exposure to blood-borne pathogens

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Specifications

Mammo Digital Compression Scale

Accuracy

±0.01 lb [0 - 2 lb], ±0.02 lb [2 - 75 lb]

±0.005 kg [0 - 1 kg], ±0.01 kg [1 - 34 kg]

Display Units

g, lb:oz, kg, lb, oz

Scale Dimensions

8.9 x 8.2 x 2.9 in (225 x 208 x 73 mm)

Foam Compression Block (included)

Polyethylene Foam
7.25 x 4.75 x 1 in (184 x 108 x 25.4 mm)

Scale Weight

2 lbs. (0.95 kg)

Power

Alkaline Batteries Size C (4x), not included

RoHS Compliant, CE Mark

Yes

Case

Optional Soft Case 163-DIG-SC, not included
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High Purity Aluminum HVL Set

Construction

99.99% Pure Aluminum

Size

10 x 10 cm (4 x 4 in)

Weight

0.09 kg (0.2 lbs)

Thickness

0.1 mm
Aluminum Step Wedge

Construction

High Purity Aluminum Alloy and Copper, 9 steps 0.3 mm high x 1.4 cm deep

Size

14.2 x 4 cm (5.6 x 1.9 in)

Weight

10 g (0.4 oz)
Phototimer Consistency Tools

Construction

7 pieces of Acrylic (Phototimer Consistency Tools)
7 Pieces of Breast Tissue Equivalent Materials (Phototimer Consistency Tools-BR)

Phototimer Consistency Tools Sizes

3 each of 14 x 14 x 1.90 cm ± 2.0 mm;
2 each of 14 x 14 x .95 cm ± 1.5 mm;
2 each of 14 x 14 x 0.48 cm ± 1.0 mm

Phototimer Consistency Tools-BR Sizes

3 each of 14 x 14 x 2 cm ± 0.2 mm;
2 each of 14 x 14 x 1 cm ± 0.2 mm;
2 each of 14 x 14 x 0.5 cm ± 0.2 mm

Weight

Phototimer Consistency Tools: 2.3 kg (4.3 lbs)
Phototimer Consistency Tools -BR: 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs)
Mammo Film Screen Contact Test Tool

Screen Size

24 x 30 cm (9.4 x 11.8 in)

Mesh

#40 Mesh - Copper

Size

25.8 x 31.5 cm (10.2 x 12.4 in)

Weight

0.4 kg (0.9 lbs)
Single Exposure High Contrast Resolution Phantom

Set Dimensions

12.5 cm x 10 cm x 4.5 cm
(4.9" x 3.9" x 1.7")

Weight

2 lbs. (0.7 kg)

Materials

Phantom: BR12
Target: Gold Nickel Construction (equivalent to 25 microns lead or 2.6 mm aluminum) Embedded in acrylic
Tissue-Equivalent Phantom for Mammography

Dimensions

18.5 L x 12.5 H x 4.5cm W

Weight

2 lbs. (0.7 kg)

Materials

Phantom: Epoxy Resin
Background: BR5050
Adipose layer: BRFAT
Specs: Calcium Carbonate
BR3D Breast Imaging Phantom

Overall Dimensions

100 mm x 180 mm x 60 mm
(3.9” x 7.1” x 2.4”)

Individual Slab Dimensions

100 mm x 180 mm x 10 mm, semicircular shape

Weight

0.88 kg (1.94 lb)

Materials

Slabs: epoxy resin
Specks: CaCO3 Spheroidal
Masses: epoxy resin (breast carcinoma formulation)
Grid View: Specimen Imaging and Transport Container

Dimensions

16 cm x 10.8 cm x 10.8 cm
(6.25" x 4.25" x 4.25")

Weight

0.5 lbs. (0.18 kg)

Materials

Transparent Plastic

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