Mean glandular dose estimation using MCNPX for a digital breast tomosynthesis system with tungsten/aluminum and tungsten/ aluminum+silver x-ray anode-filter combinations

Medical Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 5278-5289

  Ma, Andy K W ^a   Darambara, Dimitra G ^a   Stewart, Alexander ^b   Gunn, Spencer ^b   Bullard, Edward ^b  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Dexela Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast imaging; Mammography; Mean glandular dose; Monte Carlo; Tomosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ANODES; BINARY ALLOYS; DISEASES; MAMMOGRAPHY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIOTHERAPY; SILVER; SILVER ALLOYS; TOMOGRAPHY; TUNGSTEN; TUNGSTEN ALLOYS; X RAYS;

BREAST IMAGING; DIGITAL BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS; DIGITAL BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS (DBT); EARLY DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER; MEAN GLANDULAR DOSE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOSYNTHESIS; X-RAY PROJECTION IMAGES;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ALUMINUM; SILVER; TUNGSTEN;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SIZE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIGITAL BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS; DOSIMETRY; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FILTRATION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 56749156991     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3002310     Document Type: Article

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