Mammography update

The collected data show that the typical registered mammographer is female, 39 years old, passed the ARRT mammography exam on her first attempt, was trained on the job, had less than five years of experience in mammography at the time she took the examination, performs more than 20 mammographic exams per week, has participated in a mammography-specific seminar within the past year, and works at an ACR-accredited mammography facility. This information is designed to draw a picture of the typical mammographer, not to establish any type of standard qualifications for personnel who perform mammography. If you have specific questions about mammography registrants that were not answered by this article, please write to the ARRT.