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Recent Trends in Screen-Film Mammography: Technical Factors and Radiation Dose

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Breast Cancer

Part of the book series: Recent Results in Cancer Research ((RECENTCANCER,volume 105))

Abstract

The trend in screen-film mammography is toward high-contrast, high-resolution images. In this article technical factors associated with X-ray equipment and/or the screen-film combination which affects radiographic contrast, blurring (unsharpness), and noise will be reviewed. Radiation dose will be discussed in terms of measurement, calculation, and theoretical risk.

This article is adapted in part from monograph Screen-Film Mammography Update: X-ray Units, Breast Compression Grids, Screen-Film Characteristics and Radiation Dose by A. G. Haus, copyright by the Eastman Kodak Company (1984).

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  1. Health Sciences Division, Eastman Kodak Company, Corporate Place, 343 State Street, 14650, Rochester, NY, USA

    A. G. Haus

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, 2900, Hellerup/Copenhagen, Denmark

    Sam Brünner MD, PhD

  2. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The County Hospital, University of Aarhus, 8000, Aarhus, C., Denmark

    Bent Langfeldt MD, EDR

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Haus, A.G. (1987). Recent Trends in Screen-Film Mammography: Technical Factors and Radiation Dose. In: Brünner, S., Langfeldt, B. (eds) Breast Cancer. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 105. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82964-2_6

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