Breast cancer is the principal cause of death from cancer among women worldwide. Nevertheless, early detection of breast cancer through adequate screening programs can save many lives, reducing the overall mortality. The best diagnostic tool for early detection of breast cancer is Full Field Digital Mammography (FFDM). However, in a mammographic screening program healthy people are exposed to ionizing radiation, thus special care is required in the evaluation of the patient absorbed dose. In addition, the new European Directive 59/2013/EURATOM highlights the importance of monitoring the doses delivered during radiological procedures and requires that dosimetric data referred to exposure should be part of the radiological report. For these reasons, the aim of this work is to introduce a simple method for evaluating the absorbed dose in mammography. We propose a quantitative and personalized dose index (Average Absorbed Breast Dose, 2ABD) that could be easy computed and inserted in the radiological reports. This work is part of the RADIOMA project (RADiazioni IOnizzanti in MAmmografia, ionizing radiation in mammography), funded by "Fondazione Pisa".
A new dose index in mammography: innovative experimental method to assess the average absorbed breast dose
C. Sottocornola;G. Aringhieri;P. Barca;M. E. FantacciPenultimo
;D. Caramella
2018-01-01
Abstract
Breast cancer is the principal cause of death from cancer among women worldwide. Nevertheless, early detection of breast cancer through adequate screening programs can save many lives, reducing the overall mortality. The best diagnostic tool for early detection of breast cancer is Full Field Digital Mammography (FFDM). However, in a mammographic screening program healthy people are exposed to ionizing radiation, thus special care is required in the evaluation of the patient absorbed dose. In addition, the new European Directive 59/2013/EURATOM highlights the importance of monitoring the doses delivered during radiological procedures and requires that dosimetric data referred to exposure should be part of the radiological report. For these reasons, the aim of this work is to introduce a simple method for evaluating the absorbed dose in mammography. We propose a quantitative and personalized dose index (Average Absorbed Breast Dose, 2ABD) that could be easy computed and inserted in the radiological reports. This work is part of the RADIOMA project (RADiazioni IOnizzanti in MAmmografia, ionizing radiation in mammography), funded by "Fondazione Pisa".I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
