Mammography of a phantom and breast tissue with synchrotron radiation and a linear-array silicon detector

被引:52
作者
Arfelli, F
Bonvicini, V
Bravin, A
Cantatore, G
Castelli, E
Dalla Palma, L
Di Michiel, M
Longo, R [1 ]
Olivo, A
Pani, S
Pontoni, D
Poropat, P
Prest, M
Rashevsky, A
Tromba, G
Vacchi, A
机构
[1] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Trieste, Trieste, Italy
[2] Soc Sincrotrone Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
[3] Univ Trieste, Dept Phys, I-34100 Trieste, Italy
[4] Univ Trieste, Osped Cattinara, Ist Radiol, Trieste, Italy
关键词
breast neoplasms; radiography; breast radiography; technology; dosimetry; phantoms; synchrotron;
D O I
10.1148/radiology.208.3.9722850
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
A linear-array, silicon pixel detector, capable of counting single photons, was applied to mammography by using a synchrotron radiation beam. Images were obtained of both a mammographic phantom and a breast-tissue sample. The phantom image was acquired with a mean glandular dose of 0.32 mGy. This detector combined with a synchrotron radiation beam allows acquisition of high-contrast, low-dose images of soft tissues.
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页码:709 / 715
页数:7
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