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The influence of compression paddle positioning on HVL measurements in mammography

Kojić, Andrea; Kržanović, Nikola; Komatina, Ivana; Živanović, Miloš; Stanković Petrović, Jelena; Vlahović, Jelena; Božović, Predrag

(Београд : Институт за нуклеарне науке "Винча" : Друштво за заштиту од зрачења Србије и Црне Горе, 2023)

TY  - CONF
AU  - Kojić, Andrea
AU  - Kržanović, Nikola
AU  - Komatina, Ivana
AU  - Živanović, Miloš
AU  - Stanković Petrović, Jelena
AU  - Vlahović, Jelena
AU  - Božović, Predrag
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/11927
AB  - Clinical mammography units utilize compression paddle for breast compression during exposure. When compression paddle is released, it returns to a default position which varies between different mammography units. This default position is commonly used in quality control procedures. Guidelines for quality control testing in mammography propose measuring the half-value layer (HVL) by placing added filtration on compression paddle while multimeter is positioned on the mammography unit's detector. The influence of compression paddle positioning on HVL measurements was studied under laboratory conditions. The difference in HVL values with and without the presence of the plate is not insignificant, the positioning of the plate also has a significant impact on the measurements.
AB  - Kliničke mamografske jedinice sadrže kompresione papučice koje se koriste u svrhe kompresije dojke prilikom ekspozicije. Nakon oslobađanja kompresione papučice ona se vraća u uobičajeni položaj koji se razlikuje među mamografskim jedinicama. Ova pozicija se najčešće koristi tokom testiranja pri kontroli kvaliteta. Protokoli za kontrolu kvaliteta u mamografiji predlažu merenje debljine poluslabljenja (HVL) postavljanjem dodatnih filtera na kompresionu papučicu dok se multimetar postavlja na detektor mamografske jedinice. Uticaj pozicioniranja kompresione papučice na HVL merenja je ispitan u laboratorijskim uslovima. Razlika u vrednostima za HVL sa i bez prisustva PMMA ploče nije zanemarljiva, dakle pozicioniranje ploče ima značajan uticaj na izmerene vrednosti.
PB  - Београд : Институт за нуклеарне науке "Винча" : Друштво за заштиту од зрачења Србије и Црне Горе
C3  - 32. simpozijum DZZSCG : zbornik radova
T1  - The influence of compression paddle positioning on HVL measurements in mammography
T1  - Uticaj pozicije kompresione papučice na HVL merenja u mammografiji
SP  - 382
EP  - 386
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_vinar_11927
ER  - 
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author = "Kojić, Andrea and Kržanović, Nikola and Komatina, Ivana and Živanović, Miloš and Stanković Petrović, Jelena and Vlahović, Jelena and Božović, Predrag",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Clinical mammography units utilize compression paddle for breast compression during exposure. When compression paddle is released, it returns to a default position which varies between different mammography units. This default position is commonly used in quality control procedures. Guidelines for quality control testing in mammography propose measuring the half-value layer (HVL) by placing added filtration on compression paddle while multimeter is positioned on the mammography unit's detector. The influence of compression paddle positioning on HVL measurements was studied under laboratory conditions. The difference in HVL values with and without the presence of the plate is not insignificant, the positioning of the plate also has a significant impact on the measurements., Kliničke mamografske jedinice sadrže kompresione papučice koje se koriste u svrhe kompresije dojke prilikom ekspozicije. Nakon oslobađanja kompresione papučice ona se vraća u uobičajeni položaj koji se razlikuje među mamografskim jedinicama. Ova pozicija se najčešće koristi tokom testiranja pri kontroli kvaliteta. Protokoli za kontrolu kvaliteta u mamografiji predlažu merenje debljine poluslabljenja (HVL) postavljanjem dodatnih filtera na kompresionu papučicu dok se multimetar postavlja na detektor mamografske jedinice. Uticaj pozicioniranja kompresione papučice na HVL merenja je ispitan u laboratorijskim uslovima. Razlika u vrednostima za HVL sa i bez prisustva PMMA ploče nije zanemarljiva, dakle pozicioniranje ploče ima značajan uticaj na izmerene vrednosti.",
publisher = "Београд : Институт за нуклеарне науке "Винча" : Друштво за заштиту од зрачења Србије и Црне Горе",
journal = "32. simpozijum DZZSCG : zbornik radova",
title = "The influence of compression paddle positioning on HVL measurements in mammography, Uticaj pozicije kompresione papučice na HVL merenja u mammografiji",
pages = "382-386",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_vinar_11927"
}
Kojić, A., Kržanović, N., Komatina, I., Živanović, M., Stanković Petrović, J., Vlahović, J.,& Božović, P.. (2023). The influence of compression paddle positioning on HVL measurements in mammography. in 32. simpozijum DZZSCG : zbornik radova
Београд : Институт за нуклеарне науке "Винча" : Друштво за заштиту од зрачења Србије и Црне Горе., 382-386.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_vinar_11927
Kojić A, Kržanović N, Komatina I, Živanović M, Stanković Petrović J, Vlahović J, Božović P. The influence of compression paddle positioning on HVL measurements in mammography. in 32. simpozijum DZZSCG : zbornik radova. 2023;:382-386.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_vinar_11927 .
Kojić, Andrea, Kržanović, Nikola, Komatina, Ivana, Živanović, Miloš, Stanković Petrović, Jelena, Vlahović, Jelena, Božović, Predrag, "The influence of compression paddle positioning on HVL measurements in mammography" in 32. simpozijum DZZSCG : zbornik radova (2023):382-386,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_vinar_11927 .