Evaluation of Dose Homogeneity in Cone-Beam Breast Computed Tomography.

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Evaluation of Dose Homogeneity in Cone-Beam Breast Computed Tomography.

Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2017 Jan 10;:

Authors: Mettivier G, Costa M, Lanconelli N, Ianiro A, Pugliese M, Quarto M, Russo P

Abstract
The aim of this study is to determine, via measurements on phantoms and Monte Carlo (MC) simulations, the dose distribution of absorbed dose in a cone-beam breast computed tomography scan. The absorbed dose volume distribution was measured inside a polyethylene cylindrical phantom, simulating adipose breast tissue, using LiF:Mg,Ti thermoluminescence dosimeters. A reasonable agreement (between 2 and 8%) between the simulated and measured data was observed. The 3D distribution of absorbed dose was evaluated at 40, 60 and 80 kV in a phantom simulating a pendant breast. MC simulations indicate a significantly lower spread of volume dose than in mammography. The dose variation along the radial distance in the simulated phantoms was in the range of 4‒14%. These findings might be useful when devising models for breast imaging dose assessment that take into account the uneven distribution of the glandular mass in the breast volume.

PMID: 28074018 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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