Fact or fiction : an analysis of the 10 kVp ‘rule’ in computed radiography (2013)
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radiography. Radiography, 19(3), 223-227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2013.05.003

Purpose: To determine whether increasing the tube voltage by 10 kVp whilst reducing the tube current by 50% (10 kVp ‘rule’) produces similar perceptual image quality. Method: 391 matched pairs of anthropomorphic chest phantom X-ray images were pro... Read More about Fact or fiction : an analysis of the 10 kVp ‘rule’ in computed radiography.

Tissue bulge during stereotactic core biopsy (2013)
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Hackney, L., Williams, S., Hogg, P., & Szczepura, K. (2013). Tissue bulge during stereotactic core biopsy. Radiography, 19(4), 366-368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2013.06.007

In full field digital mammography (FFDM) the whole breast is subjected to compression with a perspex compression paddle in order to reduce breast thickness and improve image quality. Once a mammographic abnormality has been detected using FFDM and a... Read More about Tissue bulge during stereotactic core biopsy.

Practitioner compression force variation in mammography : a 6 year study (2013)
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Mercer, C., Hogg, P., Szczepura, K., & Denton, E. (2013). Practitioner compression force variation in mammography : a 6 year study. Radiography, 19(3), 200-206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2013.06.001

The application of breast compression in mammography may be more heavily influenced by the practitioner rather than the client. This could affect image quality and will affect client experience. This study builds on previous research to establish i... Read More about Practitioner compression force variation in mammography : a 6 year study.

Optimising the number of thermoluminescent dosimeters required for the measurement of effective dose for computed tomography attenuation correction data in SPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imaging (2013)
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Tootell, A., Szczepura, K., & Hogg, P. (2013). Optimising the number of thermoluminescent dosimeters required for the measurement of effective dose for computed tomography attenuation correction data in SPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imaging. Radiography, 19(1), 42-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2012.11.001

Background The use of thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs) is regarded as time consuming and laborious. As part of our dosimetry research it was necessary to optimise the use of our resources, both physical and time. Experimental work was carried... Read More about Optimising the number of thermoluminescent dosimeters required for the measurement of effective dose for computed tomography attenuation correction data in SPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imaging.

Pressure and breast thickness in mammography : an exploratory calibration study (2013)
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Hogg, P., Taylor, M., Szczepura, K., Mercer, C., & Denton, E. (2013). Pressure and breast thickness in mammography : an exploratory calibration study. British Journal of Radiology, 86(1021), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20120222

Objective To perform a calibration study to provide data to help improve consistency in the pressure that is applied during mammography. Methods Automatic readouts of breast thickness accuracy vary between mammography machines; therefore, one m... Read More about Pressure and breast thickness in mammography : an exploratory calibration study.