Radiation doses received in the United Kingdom breast screening programmes 2019-2023

CONCLUSION: Recent changes to the mix of x-ray models in use in UK breast screening have resulted in higher FFDM breast doses. DBT doses in the NHSBSP are on average higher than FFDM by approximately 44% to 49%.ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: This is the first national study to report DBT and FFDM MGDs in UK breast screening.PMID:38291906 | DOI:10.1093/bjr/tqad039
Source: The British Journal of Radiology - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research