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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Conversion coefficients from air kerma to personal dose equivalent in mammography

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Author(s):
Kunzel, R. [1] ; Levenhagen, R. S. [2] ; Herdade, S. B. [3]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Ctr Univ Franciscano, Area Ciencias Nat & Tecnol, BR-97010032 Santa Maria, RS - Brazil
[2] Univ Nove Julho, BR-01156050 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Secao Tecn Desenvolvimento Tecnol Saude, Inst Eletrotecn & Energia, BR-05508010 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Radiation Physics and Chemistry; v. 79, n. 5, p. 594-596, MAY 2010.
Web of Science Citations: 1
Abstract

In this work, the scattered X-ray beams produced by a mammography unit with a Mo/Mo, Mo/Rh and W/Rh anode/filter combinations were applied in the evaluation of the Hp(10, 0) and mean conversion coefficients from air kerma to the personal dose equivalent ((C) over barH(p(10,0 degrees))). The higher values of H(p)(10,0 degrees) are related to the Mo/Rh combination whereas the lower ones are for the W/Rh target/filter. (C) over barH(p(10,0 degrees)) values are in the range 0.19-0.54 Sv/Gy, where the higher values comprise the W/Rh combination. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (AU)