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Isolated Port Film Study on Breast Setups
-Reveals elimination of repeat films using Bi-axial Arm Support System

The staff at Fayette Regional Cancer Center in Uniontown, PA, won third place in a quality competition at their local hospital with an exhibit of a study comparing arm positioning methods in an effort to reduce the number of repeat port films on breast patients. Bruce E. McAnulty, BSRT, CMD, technical director at Fayette Regional, shared this study with MED-TEC, as its results showed that using MED-TEC’s Bi-axial Arm Support System on our MT-250 breastboard provided more patient stability, thus eliminating repeat port films had been increasing, and that over 50% of the repeat films were on breast patients.

A three-month study was then performed to identify why breast patients required repeat port films. The study revealed that 70% of the port film repeats occurred due to arm positioning variances. The clinical staff then researched various positioning devices, and purchased the MED-TEC breastboard with the Bi-axial Arm Support System. Port film monitoring revealed a significant decrease in repeat port films using the new system. A second port film study revealed that 0% port films were repeated for breast patients, resulting in zero defects for breast port films, according to Mr. McAnulty.

We would like to thank Mr. McAnulty and his staff for sharing this helpful information with our readers.

Abstract:
Isolated Port Film Study on Breast Setups. Burg, Lisa.
TECtimes Newsletter. Fall 1996.



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