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The success of breast cancer diagnosis requires consistent production of high quality mammograms to allow optimal visualisation of breast tissue. It is internationally recognised that the standards required in both screening programmes and symptomatic services need to be regularly monitored and audited. Individual practitioners are also required to regularly monitor and audit their work in order to maintain production of high quality images and allow improved performance of the imaging service [1].
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Dobson, C.J., Alison, C.S. (2015). Radiographic Service Quality. In: Hogg, P., Kelly, J., Mercer, C. (eds) Digital Mammography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04831-4_35
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