Thursday 8 September 2011

Breast surface radiation dose during coronary CT angiography

Breast surface radiation dose during coronary CT angiography: Reduction by breast displacement and lead shielding. AJR, August 2011, vol. 197(2), p. 367-373.

Foley, SJ, et al.

http://www.ajronline.org/content/197/2/367.abstract?rss=1

The purpose of this study was to prospectively evaluate the effect of cranial breast displacement and lead shielding on in vivo breast surface radiation dose in women undergoing coronary CT angiography.