5 Operating procedures
86500-IMG rev 3 GE Healthcare 37
5.8.2 Diamond technique guide
Mo, Rh, Al
NOTE!
Implant displaced views and specimens may be phototimed if sufficient
breast tissue covers the photocell closest to the chest wall.
Comments:
1 Maintain exposure times between 0.5 and 2.5 seconds. Decrease kVp
if times are less than 0.5 seconds and increase if they are more than
2.5 seconds.
2 If exposure times are within indicated times, use + or - density
settings to achieve optimal film density.
3 Your technique may vary from those indicated above depending on
film density preferences, processor or film irregularity, or different
film/screen combinations.
4*Rhodium - use for very dense breasts, 6 cm or greater. No need to
increase kV.
5 Magnification views - increase technique by 2 - 3 kVp, if exposure
time exceeds 5 seconds.
Film: Kodak Min R 2000, Screen: Kodak Min R 2000 and Min R 2190
Film: Fuji AD-M, Screen: Fuji AD Mammo Fine
Film: Agfa HDR and HDR-C, Screen: Agfa HD and HD-S
Compressed breast
thickness
Technique
kVp Filter Density
< 3 cm 23 Mo 0
4 - 5 cm 24 - 26 Mo 0
6 - 7 cm 27 - 29 Mo or Rh* 0
> 8 cm 30 - 32 Mo or Rh* 0
Manual Techniques mAs kVp
Small breasts 16 - 40 23 - 25
Implants 80 - 175 26 - 29
Specimens (non-mag and mag) 4 - 16 20 - 23
Table 5.1 Diamond technique guide
FOR TRAINING PURPOSES ONLY!
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