MAMMOGRAPHY OF A PHANTOM AND BREAST-TISSUE WITH SYNCHROTRON-RADIATIONAND A LINEAR-ARRAY SILICON DETECTOR

Authors
ARFELLI F BONVICINI V BRAVIN A CANTATORE G CASTELLI E DALLAPALMA L DIMICHIEL M LONGO R OLIVO A PANI S PONTONI D POROPAT P PREST M RASHEVSKY A TROMBA G VACCHI A
Citation
F. Arfelli et al., MAMMOGRAPHY OF A PHANTOM AND BREAST-TISSUE WITH SYNCHROTRON-RADIATIONAND A LINEAR-ARRAY SILICON DETECTOR, Radiology, 208(3), 1998, pp. 709-715
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Radiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00338419
Volume
208
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
709 - 715
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-8419(1998)208:3<709:MOAPAB>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A linear-array, silicon pixel detector, capable of counting single pho tons, was applied to mammography by using a synchrotron radiation beam . Images were obtained of both a mammographic phantom and a breast-tis sue sample. The phantom image was acquired with a mean glandular dose of 0.32 mGy. This detector combined with a synchrotron radiation beam allows acquisition of high-contrast, low-dose images of soft tissues.