Patient dose in full-field digital mammography: an Italian survey

被引:28
作者
Gennaro, G
Baldelli, P
Taibi, A
Di Maggio, C
Gambaccini, M
机构
[1] Univ Ferrara, Dept Phys, I-44100 Ferrara, Italy
[2] Univ Padua, Dept Oncol Sci, I-35128 Padua, Italy
关键词
digital mammography; patient dose; breast imaging;
D O I
10.1007/s00330-003-2010-9
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
The aim of this study was to compare performance and patient dose of full-field digital mammography units for clinical use. Measurements of linearity and automatic exposure control stability were performed on four units installed in as many Italian sites. The tube output was also obtained by the same ionization chamber, permitting to evaluate ratios mGy/mAs for each available spectrum. The entrance air-kerma was calculated over a sample of 800 cranio-caudal mammograms and the average glandular dose obtained, assuming two mean glandular compositions of 50 and 30%, respectively. Digital systems showed very good linearity and comparable responses. The stability of the automatic exposure control was better than 5% for all systems. Regarding doses, the two mammography units that work mainly in contrast mode deliver, respectively, 17 and 28% more dose compared with those working in standard mode. For the latter mode, the mean average glandular dose was in the range 1.25-1.37 mGy and 1.37-1.49 mGy for the 50 and 30% glandular composition, respectively. Results of this study were compared with those of other surveys, showing that full-field digital mammography allows a significant clinical dose reduction compared with screen/film mammography.
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