X-ray source for mammography
Abstract
An x-ray source utilizing anode material which shifts the output spectrum to higher energy and thereby obtains higher penetrating ability for screening mammography application, than the currently utilized anode material. The currently used anode material (molybdenum) produces an energy x-ray spectrum of 17.5/19.6 keV, which using the anode material of this invention (e.g. silver, rhodium, and tungsten) the x-ray spectrum would be in the 20-35 keV region. Thus, the anode material of this invention provides for imaging of breasts with higher than average x-ray opacity without increase of the radiation dose, and thus reduces the risk of induced breast cancer due to the radiation dose administered for mammograms.
- Inventors:
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- Pleasanton, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869666
- Patent Number(s):
- 5375158
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- x-ray; source; mammography; utilizing; anode; material; shifts; output; spectrum; energy; obtains; penetrating; ability; screening; application; currently; utilized; molybdenum; produces; 17; 19; kev; silver; rhodium; tungsten; 20-35; region; provides; imaging; breasts; average; opacity; increase; radiation; dose; reduces; risk; induced; breast; cancer; due; administered; mammograms; breast cancer; output spectrum; anode material; x-ray source; radiation dose; source utilizing; screening mammography; kev region; currently utilized; /378/
Citation Formats
Logan, Clinton M. X-ray source for mammography. United States: N. p., 1994.
Web.
Logan, Clinton M. X-ray source for mammography. United States.
Logan, Clinton M. Sat .
"X-ray source for mammography". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869666.
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author = {Logan, Clinton M},
abstractNote = {An x-ray source utilizing anode material which shifts the output spectrum to higher energy and thereby obtains higher penetrating ability for screening mammography application, than the currently utilized anode material. The currently used anode material (molybdenum) produces an energy x-ray spectrum of 17.5/19.6 keV, which using the anode material of this invention (e.g. silver, rhodium, and tungsten) the x-ray spectrum would be in the 20-35 keV region. Thus, the anode material of this invention provides for imaging of breasts with higher than average x-ray opacity without increase of the radiation dose, and thus reduces the risk of induced breast cancer due to the radiation dose administered for mammograms.},
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year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994}
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