Estimating absorbed dose to breast adipose tissue from mammograms
Purpose Breast cancer usually originates in the glandular tissue of the breast. However, inflamed adipose tissue surrounding glandular tissue may expedite the local growth of cancerous cells. Exposing adipose tissue to radiation during mammography might cause inflammation in adipose tissue. This inf...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Physics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jmp.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-6203;year=2021;volume=46;issue=3;spage=171;epage=180;aulast= |