Proceedings of the British Institute of Radiology, Practical issues in breast cancer screening 17 January 1991

This presentation will give an outline of methods of choosing equipment but will not attempt detailed reviews of named models or types, or of the products of named manufacturers. Most attention will be given to films, screens and cassettes, but X-ray sets and film processors will also be briefly considered. Examples of practical problems will be given. These are drawn from experience in several series of comparisons of films and screens already reported in the BJR (eg Vol. 63, pp. 128–131, February 1990), from evaluation of certain X-ray sets for the Department of Health and from experience in choosing equipment and monitoring its subsequent performance in the breast screening programme in Scotland.