Mammography Equipment A mammography exam typically requires the patient to stand up. Individuals who use wheelchairs will need to have an exam while staying in their wheelchair....
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Mammography Equipment
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Figure M5: Overview of M303 Diagnostic Equipment for Use by a Patient While Seated in a Wheelchair and 304 Diagnostic Equipment for Use by a Patient in a Standing Position (Mammography Machine Example)
The mammography machine is usable by both people who are seated in wheelchairs and those who stand and must meet the requirements of both Sections M303 and M304. (M101.2)...
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Knee and Toe Clearance (M303.2.4)
M303.2.4 would require the depth of wheelchair spaces to include knee and toe clearance of 17 inches minimum and 25 inches maximum. Knee and toe clearance under breast platforms...
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4.4 Mammography Equipment
Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening mammography every two years for women ages 50 through 74 (Grade B level of evidence)....
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Figure M6: M303.2.4 Knee and Toe Clearance
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5.8 Wheelchair Spaces Recommendations for M303 Diagnostic Equipment Used by Patients Seated in a Wheelchair
5.8 Wheelchair Spaces Recommendations for M303 Diagnostic Equipment Used by Patients Seated in a Wheelchair
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5.8.2 Knee and Toe Clearance Recommendations under Breast Platform Recommendations
5.8.2 Knee and Toe Clearance Recommendations under Breast Platform Recommendations Description: The knee and toe clearance under the breast platform applies to mammography equipment for...
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5.8.2.1 Height of Breast Platform at Time of Measurement
Industry has laid an example mammography image over the relevant anthropomorphic modelvv....
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5.8.2.2 Knee Clearance Depth at 27” Above the Ground
5.8.2.2 Knee Clearance Depth at 27” Above the Ground The Committee recommends increasing the knee clearance at 27 inches above the ground to 18 inches minimum.
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5.8.2.3 Overall Knee and Toe Clearance Recommendation
5.8.2.3 Overall Knee and Toe Clearance Recommendation The Committee recommends increasing the overall knee and toe space to 28 inches minimum. Rationale for the...
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5.8.2.4 Unobstructed Floor Space Recommendation
The base support affects how close the patient can get to the mammography machine because it intrudes into the floor space....
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5.8.2.5 Toe Height Recommendation
However, in the case of mammography, as the breast platform moves up and down, the toe space changes....
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5.8.2.6 Clearance Depth at Toe Height above the ground Recommendation
5.8.2.6 Clearance Depth at Toe Height above the ground Recommendation The Committee recommends 22 inches minimum clearance depth at toe height. Rationale for...
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5.8.2.7 Base Support Allowance Recommendation
Rationale for the recommendation The base support is of fundamental importance to mammography equipment and provides structural support, seismic stability, and installation safety....
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5.8.2.8 Knee and Toe Clearance Recommendations Summary
the knee and toe clearance recommendations in sections 5.8.2.1 – 5.8.2.7 are summarized below, in Figure 5.8.2.8, which shows the measurements needed to determine if a certain piece of mammography...
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5.8.3 Breast Platform Recommendations
and toe clearance at the breast platform (see 5.8.2 Knee and Toe Clearance Recommendations under Breast Platforms), the height of the breast platform is also critical to ensuring that mammography...
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5.8.3.1 Breast Platform Height Recommendations
Recommendations from accessibility experts who developed mammography protocols for women with disabilities identified a need for a breast platform height of 24 inches....
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5.9 Standing Support Recommendations for M304 Diagnostic Equipment Used by Patients in a Standing Position
5.9 Standing Support Recommendations for M304 Diagnostic Equipment Used by Patients in a Standing Position Description: Many people who ambulate with a disability need support to...
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5.9.1 Standing Supports Recommendation In Reference To Mammography Equipment
5.9.1 Standing Supports Recommendation In Reference To Mammography Equipment The Committee recommends removing the requirement for standing supports on mammography equipment....
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Philips Healthcare
Hemdal et al.: Average Glandular Dose in Mammography Screening using a Sectra MicroDose Mammography Unit, Protection Dosimetry (2005), 114 (3), 436-443. E....
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U.S. Access Board Medical Diagnostic Equipment Mammography Subcommittee Report:
Access Board Medical Diagnostic Equipment Mammography Subcommittee Report: Final Recommendations on Equipment Criteria...
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Breast Platform [M303.4.1]
Recommendations from accessibility experts who developed mammography protocols for women with disabilities identified a need for a breast platform height of 24 inches....
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Knee & Toe Space [M303.2.4]
Industry suggested the dimension might be different because mammography procedures require a person’s chest to be flush with the front of the breast platform....
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Base Support [No specific provision—affects M303.2.4]
Rationale The base support is of fundamental importance to mammography equipment and provides structural support, seismic stability, and installation safety....