Glandular doses and diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for Saudi breast cancer screening programme (2012–2021)

Salman M. Albeshan; Ahmad A. Alhulail; Maha M. Almuqbil

doi:10.1093/rpd/ncae007

Glandular doses and diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for Saudi breast cancer screening programme (2012–2021)

Salman M. Albeshan, Ahmad A. Alhulail, Maha M. Almuqbil

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The aim of this study was to report the diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) corresponding to different compressed breast thickness (CBT) ranges. To achieve this, mammographic examinations with 187,788 exposures were analysed. The mean average glandular (AGD) dose was calculated per view, examination, and center. Moreover, the DRL values corresponding to different CBT ranges were reported. The result of the mean AGD per view was found to be 1.36 mGy for craniocaudal (CC) and 1.54 mGy for Mediolateral oblique (MLO), while the mean AGD per examination for all women was 1.45 mGy. The DRL values corresponding to CBTs between 20 to 79 mm ranges were below 2 mGy. These results were from a population of mean age = 49 ± 8 years and mean CBT = 58 ± 8 mm, and was imaged with mean exposures of 29 ± 1 kVp and 74 ± 31 mAs, and a mean compression force of 135±37 N. In conclusion, good mammography practice has been shown, as DRL values are within the limits suggested by the international organizations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	467-472
Number of pages	6
Journal	Radiation Protection Dosimetry
Volume	200
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncae007
State	Published - 1 Apr 2024

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