NAC457.360. Mammographer: Duties.

A mammographer shall:

     1. Perform each of the mammographer’s assigned duties correctly and conscientiously.

     2. Stand behind a protective barrier whenever X-rays are being produced during mammography.

     3. Wear on his or her torso the monitoring device assigned to him or her during all working hours.

     4. Use optimum techniques of exposure.

     5. Use optimum techniques for the processing of images.

     6. Follow the standing orders and policies for repeated exposures established for the facility at which he or she is employed.

     7. Correctly determine what views are required, based on a written protocol, and position patients properly.

     8. Limit the size of the X-ray field to the area of clinical interest.

     9. Instruct each patient clearly to avoid movement by the patient.

     10. Use appropriate compression with due consideration to the particular circumstances of each case.

     11. Handle films, cassettes for holding film and other image receptors for mammography carefully to eliminate artifacts.

     12. Post his or her mammographer’s certificate where it can be seen by patients.

     13. Record his or her full name on the record of each patient.

     14. Ensure that his or her name or initials are included in the information which appears on the edge of each film as it is exposed.

     15. Sign or initial the patients’ log to indicate each patient upon whom the mammographer performed mammography.

     16. Indicate, in the space located after his or her signature or initials in the patients’ log, the number of films used for each patient.

     17. Comply with the standards for protection against radiation set forth in NAC 459.320 to 459.664, inclusive, and the requirements of NAC 459.780 to 459.794, inclusive.

     18. Notify the Health Division of any violation of this chapter or chapter 459 of NAC within 30 days after the date on which the mammographer discovers the violation.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 1-24-92; A 7-7-94; R033-06, 6-28-2006; R184-08, 5-7-2010)