Female breast radiation exposure during thorax multidetector computed tomography and the effectiveness of bismuth breast shield to reduce breast radiation dose

Yilmaz, MEHMET; ALBAYRAM, Sait; YASAR, Dogan; ÖZER, Harun; Adaletli, İBRAHİM; SELCUK, Dogan; Akman, Canan; ALTUG, Ayca

doi:10.1097/01.rct.0000235070.50055.e6

Female breast radiation exposure during thorax multidetector computed tomography and the effectiveness of bismuth breast shield to reduce breast radiation dose

Yilmaz M. H., ALBAYRAM S., YASAR D., ÖZER H., Adaletli I., SELCUK D., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY, cilt.31, sa.1, ss.138-142, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2007
Doi Numarası: 10.1097/01.rct.0000235070.50055.e6
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.138-142
İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: The purpose of our study was to determine the breast radiation dose when performing routine thoracic multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). We also evaluated dose reduction and the effect on image quality of using a bismuth breast shield when performing thoracic MDCT.