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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Radiation-Emitting Products

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Must all mammography units have an emergency compression release?

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The emergency release is only required for those systems with automatic decompression (which may fail to operate in the event of a power failure). However, FDA recommends that all systems provide for the emergency release of patients.

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