Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Breast, Radioprotection / Radiation dose, Management, Mammography, MR, Safety, Radiation safety, Education and training
Authors:
G. Aringhieri, C. Sottocornola, D. Caramella; Pisa/IT
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2018/C-1651
Background
The new safety standard introduced by the European Directive 59/2013/EURATOM clearly promotes a better communication with the patient about the risks related to ionizing radiation,
especially in breast imaging with the new weight factor wT increased from 0.05 to 0.12.
However,
the radiation risk is different in FFDM (Full-Field Digital Mammography) and in DBT (Digital Breast Tomosynthesis) and that should be effectively communicated to patients.
The use of CEM (Contrast Enhanced Mammography) introduces additional risk factors related to the administration of iodinated contrast medium and to the increased radiation dose for post-contrast acquisitions [1].