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ArticleFrontiers in public health2023

Toward the strengthening of radioprotection during mammography examinations through transparent glass screens: A benchmarking between experimental and Monte Carlo simulation studies.

Ghada ALMisned, Wiam Elshami, Elaf Rabaa, G Kilic, E Ilik, Duygu Sen Baykal, Antoaneta Ene, H O Tekin

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Ghada ALMisnedDepartment of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Wiam ElshamiMedical Diagnostic Imaging Department, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Elaf RabaaMedical Diagnostic Imaging Department, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
G KilicDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Türkiye.
E IlikDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Türkiye.
Duygu Sen BaykalVocational School of Health Sciences, Medical Imaging Techniques, Istanbul Kent University, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Antoaneta EneINPOLDE Research Center, Department of Chemistry, Physics and Environment, Faculty of Sciences and Environment, Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, Galati, Romania.
H O TekinMedical Diagnostic Imaging Department, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
University of Sharjah · AEEskişehir Osmangazi University · TR"Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati · ROIstanbul Kent University · TRPrincess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University · SA

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Abstract

Introduction: A lead-acrylic protective screen is suggested to reduce radiation exposure to the unexposed breast during mammography. The presence of toxic lead in its structure may harm the tissues with which it comes in contact. This study aimed to design a CdO-rich quaternary tellurite glass screen (C40) and evaluate its efficiency compared to the Lead-Acrylic protective screen. Methods: A three-layer advanced heterogeneous breast phantom designed in MCNPX (version 2.7.0) general-purpose Monte Carlo code. Lead acrylic and C40 shielding screens were modeled in the MCNPX and installed between the right and left breast. The reliability of the absorption differences between the lead acrylic and C40 glass were assessed. Results and discussion: The results showed that C40 protective glass screen has much superior protection properties compared to the lead acrylic protective screen. The amount of total dose absorbed in the unexposed breast for C40 was found to be much less than that for lead-based acrylic. The protection provided by the C40 glass screen is 35-38% superior to that of the Lead-Acrylic screen. The C40 offer the opportunity to avoid the toxic Pb in the structure of Lead-Acrylic material and may be utilized for mammography to offer superior radioprotection to Lead-Acrylic and significantly lower the dose amount in the unexposed breast. It can be concluded that transparent glass screens may be utilized for radiation protection purposes in critical diagnostic radiology applications through mammography.

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Radiation ProtectionMammographyMonte Carlo MethodRadiation DosageReproducibility of Resultsbreast dosimetrymammographyMCNPXradiation protectionX-ray

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