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Effect of thyroid shielding during mammography: measurements on phantom and patient as well as estimation with Monte Carlo simulation
BACKGROUND: During mammography, the thyroid is exposed to scattered radiation from breast tissue and the device. This may increase the risk of radiation induced thyroid cancer. METHODS: We investigated the scatter radiation exposition of the thyroid and the effect of a tailored thyroid protection in...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6022527/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29984353 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41747-018-0042-9 |