June 30, 2010 – The European Reference Organization (EUREF) Council for Quality Assured Breast Screening and Diagnostic Services awarded its first Mammographic Type Test certification this week. The Hologic Selenia digital mammography system with a tungsten tube became the first system of any type to receive this certification.
EUREF mammographic type test certification guarantees hospitals and imaging centers that Hologic’s Selenia systems have passed a rigorous series of physics and clinical tests demonstrating that the systems meets EUREF’s image quality, radiation exposure and stability standards.