National diagnostic reference levels for digital diagnostic and screening mammography in Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Screening and diagnostic mammography are associated with some risk of radiation-induced breast cancer. This study was conducted to establish the National Diagnostic Reference Levels (NDRLs) for digital diagnostic and screening mammography in Uganda to achieve breast radiation dose optimization.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted among female participants recruited by consecutive sampling from three selected hospitals with digital mammography in Uganda. The study variables extracted from the mammography machines were exposure factors, compressed breast thickness (CBT), and Average Glandular Dose (AGD) of two standard mammogram views. The stratified National DRL was derived by calculating the 75th percentile of the AGD across all the samples at various

SUBMITTER: Odongo D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11361431 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature