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Radiation dose from digital breast tomosynthesis screening - A comparison with full field digital mammography

M Ali, RMK; England, A; Tootell, AK; Hogg, P

Authors

RMK M Ali

A England

AK Tootell

P Hogg



Abstract

To compare Mean Glandular Dose (MGD) and effective dose from digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) screening with that from full field digital mammography (FFDM) screening. To simulate compressed breasts, two Perspex-polyethylene breast phantoms were used, one phantom for compressed breast in craniocaudal and the other for compressed breast in mediolateral oblique. An adult ATOM dosimetry phantom was loaded with high sensitivity thermoluminescence dosimeters; the phantom was then positioned on Hologic Selenia Dimensions mammographic machine to imitate DBT and 4-view FFDM screening. Organ radiation doses were measured from 4-view DBT and 4-view FFDM (craniocaudal and mediolateral oblique views for each breast). Organ radiation doses were used to calculate effective dose from one screening session. MGD for DBT was 3.6 mGy; MGD for FFDM was 2.8 mGy. For DBT, other organs (e.g. thymus, lungs, salivary glands, thyroid, contralateral breast and bone marrow) radiation dose was also higher than for FFDM. The use of DBT for breast cancer screening increases the effective dose (E) of one screening session by 22%. E for DBT was 0.44 mSv; E for FFDM was 0.34 mSv. The use of DBT for breast cancer screening increases the radiation dose to screening clients. [Abstract copyright: Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Inc.]

Citation

M Ali, R., England, A., Tootell, A., & Hogg, P. (2020). Radiation dose from digital breast tomosynthesis screening - A comparison with full field digital mammography. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 51(4), 599-603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2020.08.018

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 24, 2020
Online Publication Date Sep 14, 2020
Publication Date Dec 1, 2020
Deposit Date Dec 16, 2020
Journal Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences
Print ISSN 1939-8654
Electronic ISSN 1876-7982
Publisher Elsevier
Volume 51
Issue 4
Pages 599-603
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2020.08.018
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2020.08.018
Related Public URLs http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-medical-imaging-and-radiation-sciences/
Additional Information Additional Information : ** From PubMed via Jisc Publications Router **Journal IDs: eissn 1876-7982 **Article IDs: pubmed: 32943362; pii: S1939-8654(20)30261-7 **History: accepted 24-08-2020; revised 19-08-2020; submitted 04-03-2020


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