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Table 2 Values of the coefficients of Eq. (2), (3), and (5) evaluated for the reference Hologic Selenia Dimensions (device A)

From: Average absorbed breast dose (2ABD): an easy radiation dose index for digital breast tomosynthesis

Parameter

Y0 at 32 kVp (mGy/mAs)

α (mGy/(kVp2 ·mAs))

β (mGy/(kVp·mAs))

γ (mGy/mAs)

a (kVp/cm)

b (a.u.)

Value

0.094 ± 0.005

(5.70 ± 0.86)·10−5

(3.77 ± 0.56)·10−3

(− 8.44 ± 0.89)·10−2

20.32 ± 1.97

− 1.04 ± 0.03

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. These values were employed to calculate the incident air kerma and 2ABD. Notice that these values depend on the anode-filter combination (W-Al in our case)