Getting Started

The Mammography Accreditation Program provides facilities with peer review and constructive feedback on staff qualifications, equipment, quality control, quality assurance, image quality and radiation dose. The Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) requires all U.S. mammography facilities to be accredited.

Important Announcements 

• Accreditation Application Process for FDA-Approved Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) Systems
• New Digital Mammography QC Manual and Phantom Go Live in ACR Accreditation 
• 2016 ACR Digital Mammography QC Manual Resources has been updated
• December 2016 ACR DMQC Manual Webinars for Medical Physicists and Mammography Technologists Available - Access full recorded versions of the webinars as well as separate PDFs of the presentations
• Clinical Image Quality Guide (from 1999 Mammography QC Manual)

 

01 Program Requirements

Before applying for accreditation, please review the documents below for a summary of the accreditation process and the modality-specific program requirements. 

• Mammography Accreditation Program Requirements Updated 3-16-18
• New Mammography Fees Effective March 1, 2016
• ACR Mammography Accreditation Program: Ten Years of Experience Since MQSA
• MQSA Certified Mammography Facilities and Accredited Mammography Units
• Instructions for Uploading Images Updated 5-9-18

02 Frequently Asked Questions

• Mammography Accreditation Program FAQ Updated 4-30-18
• Mammography Accreditation Program FAQ Screen-Film Updated 3-16-18
• Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) Initial Training FAQ
• ACR Digital Mammography Quality Control Manual FAQ Updated 8-16-17

In Feb. 2016, the FDA approved an ACR request for an alternative standard that will allow facilities to use the new ACR Digital Mammography Quality Control Manual under MQSA. The manual is now available. ACR-accredited mammography facilities, medical physicists associated with ACR-accredited facilities, and those applying for accreditation can download the PDF manual at no charge.

For the most recent FDA assistance, please visit Frequently Asked Questions about DBT and MQSA Training Requirements. If there are additional questions, contact the FDA Mammography Facility Hotline at 1-800-838-7715 or MQSAhotline@hcmsllc.com.

03 Register/Log In

First-time applicants for mammography accreditation: Use the link below to register with the online accreditation system.


Existing users: If you already have an account, please log in to access your facility records. If the login person has changed, please use the link below or contact mamm-accred@acr.org.

• Access the online accreditation system
  Log in to ACRedit to apply for, update or renew your accreditation. Effective July 1, 2016, ACR will discontinue support for browsers that do not meet minimum requirements for transmitting sensitive data. After this date, only the following browsers will be supported:
  • Google Chrome (version 22+)
  • Firefox (version 27+)
  • Safari (version 5+)
  • Internet Explorer (version 10+)
• Change user login

Information for new mammography facilities:  

• Introductory Memorandum
• VHA Mammography Facilities Letter

Submit the applicable medical physicist forms below with new or relocated units:

• MQSA Requirements for Mammography Equipment Checklist
• Medical Physicist Evaluation Forms

04 Gather Data

After we process your initial application, we will send you the following forms and testing materials. Facilities generally return the completed forms at the same time they submit their images for review.

Positioning Guidance

• Clinical Image Quality Guide (from 1999 Mammography QC Manual) New

Personnel Forms

• Radiologist Qualifications
• Medical Physicist Qualifications
• Radiologic Technologists Qualifications
• MQSA Personnel Requirements

Instructions

• Testing Instructions
• Testing Packet Checklist
• Test Image Data

Quality Control and Equipment Evaluation Forms

• Radiologic Technologist Quality Control Forms
• Medical Physicist Evaluation Forms