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http://dx.doi.org/10.7742/jksr.2022.16.3.303

A Study on Radiation Beam Quality Set-up of Mammography Equipment and Average Glandular Dose  

Park, Yoon-Hee (Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Park, Ji-Koon (Department of Radiological Science, International University of Korea)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.16, no.3, 2022 , pp. 303-308 More about this Journal
Abstract
Mammography using X-rays is currently the most used for early diagnosis of breast cancer. As the frequency of use of X-ray devices increases, interest in radiation hazards caused by mammography is increasing. Therefore, in this study, in order to measure the exposure dose of the mammary gland in X-ray mammography that requires high contrast and high resolution, the international Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) stipulates the international standards presented by IEC 62220-1-2: 2015. Based on the beam quality criteria of the recommendation, we tried to present a guideline for evaluating the average mammary gland dose. As a result, the average streamline dose value of the 4.5 cm PMMA phantom was 2.3 mGy at the maximum within the 30 kV range, and was evaluated to be 1.19 mGy based on 28 kV.
Keywords
Mammography; Average glandular dose; IEC 62220-1-2;
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