“Saba shield developed a noise-less shield for the protection of breast organs during thoracic CT examinations. Saba shield reduces breast dose by 50% without degrading image quality. This shield is an efficient substitute for conventional Bi shielding that had major degrading effects on image quality”; this is a part of a scientific paper published in the European Journal of medical physics (physica medica).
Paper Title:
Targeted radiation energy modulation using Saba shielding reduces breast dose without degrading image quality during thoracic CT examinations
Highlights
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A new physical shield, named Saba shield was designed, constructed, and evaluated.
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All drawbacks and shortcomings of the Bi shield were resolved in the Saba shield.
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The Saba shield is flexible and user-friendly for shielding breasts in the CT scans.
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The Saba shield reduces the ESD of breasts by 52% without degrading image quality.
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The Saba shield provides a 21% higher dose reduction than the Bi shield.
Paper Access Link:
https://www.physicamedica.com/article/S1120-1797(19)30120-6/abstract
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