论文信息 - A new method to evaluate the average absorbed dose in mammography and breast tomosynthesis

A new method to evaluate the average absorbed dose in mammography and breast tomosynthesis

Digital mammography represents the most sensitive technique to detect and diagnose breast cancer and is hence the preferred method for clinical and screening diagnostic tests. Nevertheless, the absorbed dose in a mammographic procedure can not be neglected even due to the highly radiosensitivity of the breast. In this work we developed a practical method to assess the average absorbed dose both in digital mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis. A new dose index is here proposed as an easily evaluable dosimetric quantity according to the requests of the European Directive 2013/59 EURATOM.

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