Average absorbed breast dose (2ABD): an easy radiation dose index for digital breast tomosynthesis.
Antonio Claudio TrainoPatrizio BarcaRocco LamastraRaffaele M TucciarielloChiara SottocornolaCarolina MariniGiacomo AringhieriDavide CaramellaMaria E FantacciPublished in: European radiology experimental (2020)
The proposed model, based on only few exposure parameters, represents a simple way to individually calculate an index, 2ABD, which can be interpreted as the average absorbed dose in a homogeneous phantom, approximating a 100% glandular breast. The method could be easily implemented in any mammographic device performing DBT.