Plastic scintillation detectors for dose monitoring in digital breast tomosynthesis

Restoration of Low-Dose Digital Breast Tomosynthesis

In breast cancer screening, the radiation dose must be kept to the minimum necessary to achieve the desired diagnostic objective, thus minimizing risks associated with cancer induction. However, decreasing the radiation dose also degrades the image quality. In this work we restore digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) projections acquired at low radiation doses with the goal of achieving a quality...

Simulation of Dose Reduction in Digital Breast Tomosynthesis

Clinical evaluation of dose reduction studies in x-ray breast imaging is problematic because it is difficult to justify imaging the same patient at a variety of radiation doses. One common alternative is to use simulation algorithms to manipulate a standard-dose exam to mimic reduced doses. Although there are several dose-reduction simulation methods for full-field digital mammography, the avai...

Digital Breast Tomosynthesis

Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT)

DBT is a three-dimensional (3D) breast imaging technology that uses a rotating X-ray source to acquire multiple image slices at several angles. The X-ray source rotates around the breast in an arc. Serial exposures are taken every few degrees in the arc rotation. These images are then reconstituted by software to produce a 3Dimage of the breast, similar to CAT scanning. It has been suggested th...

Breast cancer detection in digital breast tomosynthesis