Table 3 Summary of surface and thyroid dose values found in the different studies
Monte Carlo simulation | Phantom measurement | Patient study | |
|---|---|---|---|
Surface dose at thyroid position, 4 views, current study, Siemens Mammomat | 158 μGy (28 kV) 162 μGy (35 kV) | ~ 320 μGy (compression 5.55 cm) | 374 μGy (29 kVp, 98 mAs per view average, 0.95 μGy/mAs) |
Surface dose at thyroid position 4 views, Chetlen et al. [8], Senograph Essential, GE Health Care | 240 μGy (right lobe) 250 μGy (left lobe) (29 kVp, 58 mAs per view in average, 1.06 at 29 kVp) | ||
Surface dose at thyroid position 4 views, Whelan et al. [7], Senograph DMR, GE Health Care | 390 μGy (average 1.05 μGy /mAs) | ||
Surface dose (4 films), Kunosic et al. [9] | 220 μGy | ||
Surface dose at thyroid position, 4 views. Estimated by the ratio of our MCS and Sechopoulos et al. [1] | 38–126 μGy | ||
Thyroid dose resulting from bilateral digital mammography examination in CC view; Baptista et al. [10] | 273 μGy | ||
Surface dose at thyroid position, Ramalho et al. [11], GE Senograph | 160 μGy (compression 4.5 cm) |