Dosimetry in x-ray-based breast imaging
DR Dance, I Sechopoulos - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
The estimation of the mean glandular dose to the breast (MGD) for x-ray based imaging
modalities forms an essential part of quality control and is needed for risk estimation and for …
modalities forms an essential part of quality control and is needed for risk estimation and for …
Physical and digital phantoms for 2D and 3D x-ray breast imaging: Review on the state-of-the-art and future prospects
A Sarno, C Valero, RM Tucciariello, N Dukov… - Radiation Physics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Breast phantoms are a fundamental asset both in routine quality assurance programs and
for comparing scanner performance in 2D and 3D x-ray breast imaging. They also play an …
for comparing scanner performance in 2D and 3D x-ray breast imaging. They also play an …
Dataset of patient‐derived digital breast phantoms for in silico studies in breast computed tomography, digital breast tomosynthesis, and digital mammography
A Sarno, G Mettivier, F di Franco, A Varallo… - Medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To present a dataset of computational digital breast phantoms derived from high‐
resolution three‐dimensional (3D) clinical breast images for the use in virtual clinical trials in …
resolution three‐dimensional (3D) clinical breast images for the use in virtual clinical trials in …
Patient‐derived heterogeneous breast phantoms for advanced dosimetry in mammography and tomosynthesis
Background Understanding the magnitude and variability of the radiation dose absorbed by
the breast fibroglandular tissue during mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis …
the breast fibroglandular tissue during mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis …
Performance evaluation of digital breast tomosynthesis systems: physical methods and experimental data
NW Marshall, H Bosmans - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) has become a well-established breast imaging
technique, whose performance has been investigated in many clinical studies, including a …
technique, whose performance has been investigated in many clinical studies, including a …
Breast dose in mammography is about 30% lower when realistic heterogeneous glandular distributions are considered
AM Hernandez, JA Seibert, JM Boone - Medical physics, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Current dosimetry methods in mammography assume that the breast is comprised
of a homogeneous mixture of glandular and adipose tissues. Three‐dimensional (3D) …
of a homogeneous mixture of glandular and adipose tissues. Three‐dimensional (3D) …
[HTML][HTML] Deep learning reconstruction of digital breast tomosynthesis images for accurate breast density and patient-specific radiation dose estimation
The two-dimensional nature of mammography makes estimation of the overall breast density
challenging, and estimation of the true patient-specific radiation dose impossible. Digital …
challenging, and estimation of the true patient-specific radiation dose impossible. Digital …
Joint AAPM Task Group 282/EFOMP Working Group Report: Breast dosimetry for standard and contrast‐enhanced mammography and breast tomosynthesis
Currently, there are multiple breast dosimetry estimation methods for mammography and its
variants in use throughout the world. This fact alone introduces uncertainty, since it is often …
variants in use throughout the world. This fact alone introduces uncertainty, since it is often …
GEANT4 Monte Carlo simulations for virtual clinical trials in breast X-ray imaging: Proof of concept
F di Franco, A Sarno, G Mettivier, AM Hernandez… - Physica Medica, 2020 - Elsevier
Virtual clinical trials (VCT) are in-silico reproductions of medical examinations, which adopt
digital models of patients and simulated devices. They are intended to produce clinically …
digital models of patients and simulated devices. They are intended to produce clinically …
Radiation dosimetry in digital breast tomosynthesis: report of AAPM Tomosynthesis Subcommittee Task Group 223
The radiation dose involved in any medical imaging modality that uses ionizing radiation
needs to be well understood by the medical physics and clinical community. This is …
needs to be well understood by the medical physics and clinical community. This is …