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http://dx.doi.org/10.7742/jksr.2020.14.3.295

Evaluation of the Usefulness of 3D Printed Shielding Materials Using Monte Carlo Simulation during Mammography  

Cho, Yong In (Department of Radiology, Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences Cancer center)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.14, no.3, 2020 , pp. 295-301 More about this Journal
Abstract
Radiation exposure exposed during mammography, which is performed for early examination of breast cancer, has also been suggested as a cause of carcinogenesis in the past, and scattered rays generated during examination may cause unnecessary radiation exposure to surrounding organs. In this study, the Monte Carlo simulation was used to evaluate the human organ doses exposed during conventional mammography, and to estimate the dose reduction effect for each organ when using 3D printing materials for radiation protection by scattered rays. As a result of organ dose evaluation, the breast on the opposite side of the examination was about 22.0% of the breast on the test side and about 58.6% on the eye, which was highly influenced by the scattering-ray. When using the 3D printing shield to protect it, the breast on the opposite side of the test showed an effective dose reduction effect at a thickness of 1 mm.
Keywords
Mammography; Monte Carlo Simulation; Radiation protection; 3D Printing materials;
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