International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences
Int. j. adv. appl. sci.
EISSN: 2313-3724
Print ISSN: 2313-626X
Volume 4, Issue 2 (February 2017), Pages: 49-51
Title: Appraisal of mean glandular dose (MGD) during mammography examinations
Author(s): Yousif M.Y. Abdallah 1, 2, *, Abdallah O. Alamoudi 1, Sami N.A. Elgak 1
Affiliation(s):
1Radiological Science and Medical Imaging Department, College Applied Medical Science, Majmaah, Saudi Arabia
2Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine Department, College of Medical Radiological Science, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan
https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2017.02.009
Abstract:
Mammography x-rays uses to demonstrate different lesions among women by using ionizing radiation. This irradiation exposes the patient to slight high radiation amounts. This study conducted in amongst mammography patients in Khartoum, Sudan. The sample magnitude was 100 patients whose different types of diseases. All patients were underwent mammography. The factors were documented in this study were patient's characteristics and radiation exposure related factors. The mean MGD values calculated were 3.6 + 0.29 (p<0.05). Those results were suggestively more than the standard dose determined by international agencies (IAEA, NCRP and ACR).
© 2017 The Authors. Published by IASE.
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Keywords: Mean glandular dose, Mammography
Article History: Received 19 December 2016, Received in revised form 15 January 2017, Accepted 22 January 2017
Digital Object Identifier:
https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2017.02.009
Citation:
Abdallah YMY, Alamoudi AO, and Elgak SNA (2017). Appraisal of mean glandular dose (MGD) during mammography examinations. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 4(2): 49-51
http://www.science-gate.com/IJAAS/V4I2/Abdallah.html
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