Breast dose distribution studies in magnification mammography using Monte Carlo simulation

• Main Author: Κουταλώνης, Ματθαίος Β.
• Other Authors: Παναγιωτάκης, Γεώργιος
• Format: Thesis
• Language: Greek
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Average glandular dose; Magnification mammography; Monte Carlo simulation; Μέση δόση στο μαζικό αδένα του μαστού; Μεγεθυντικές λήψεις στη μαστογραφία; Προσομοίωση Monte Carlo; 618.190 757 2

Magnification mammography is a special technique used in cases where breast complaints are noticed by a woman or when an abnormality is found in a screening mammogram. The carcinogenic risk in mammography is related to the dose deposited in the glandular tissue of the breast rather than the adipo...