Exposure determination in gamma-ray radiography for mammography applications

Taha, E.M., Alhawsawi, A.M., Mohammed, Mohammed Siddig H. and Balamesh, Ahmed 2022. Exposure determination in gamma-ray radiography for mammography applications. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 47 (6) , pp. 7583-7591. 10.1007/s13369-021-06322-y

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Abstract

Previous studies explored the feasibility of using gamma-ray as an alternative to X-ray in medical imaging. The feasibility studies reported that gamma radiography could be an effective alternative to X-ray radiography. Exposure is the factor that decides noise level and contrast quality in the produced image; the two crucial factors for the diagnosis and patient safety. This research aims to foster the feasibility of gamma-ray mammography by proposing a method for exposure determination. Geant4 Application for Tomographic Emission toolkit was used to simulate the required exposure on the American College of Radiology Mammography phantom using photon energies of 17.5, 19, 20, 22, 23.5, 25, 26, 27.5, and 30 keV. The quality of the produced image was evaluated against a reference experimental X-ray mammographic image. A visual assessment procedure was adopted to determine the minimum contrast-to-noise ratio required to detect the various sets of phantom features. Based on the visual assessment, a method for exposure determination was established and verified. The results will support the application of radioisotopes for mammography.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Engineering
Publisher:	Springer
ISSN:	1319-8025
Date of Acceptance:	21 October 2021
Last Modified:	04 Feb 2026 16:23
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/184169

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