The effect of breast shielding outside the field of view on breast entrance surface dose in axial X-ray examinations: a phantom study

The effect of breast shielding outside the field of view on breast entrance surface dose in axial X-ray examinations: a phantom study

PURPOSEThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of outside-field-of-view (FOV) lead shielding on the entrance surface dose (ESD) of the breast on an anthropomorphic X-ray phantom for a variety of axial skeleton X-ray examinations.METHODSUsing an anthropomorphic phantom and radiation dosi...

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Main Authors: Lauren Hurley, Yazeed Alashban, Salman Albeshan, Andrew England, Mark F. McEntee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2023-05-01
Series:Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
Subjects:
field of view
shielding
entrance surface dose
anthropomorphic phantom
wraparound lead
radiography
Online Access: http://www.dirjournal.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/the-effect-of-breast-shielding-outside-the-field-o/60301

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