Table 11.

Mean glandular dose (MGD) and thickness for craniocaudal views, for 50–60 mm breasts, for different types of digital radiography (DR) system and film-screen for comparison

Manufacturer and model	Number of main images	Mean MGD to breast (mGy) (±2SEM)	Mean thickness (mm) (±2SEM)
Fischer Senoscan®	35	2.01 ± 0.16	54.1 ± 0.9
Fujifilm Amulet	425	1.20 ± 0.03	54.8 ± 0.3
GE 2000D	77	1.60 ± 0.07	55.3 ± 0.8
GE DS	744	1.45 ± 0.03	55.0 ± 0.2
GE Essential	1627	1.23 ± 0.02	55.2 ± 0.2
Hologic Selenia® Mo	449	1.76 ± 0.04	55.1 ± 0.3
Hologic Selenia® W	1816	1.52 ± 0.02	55.0 ± 0.1
Hologic Dimensions®	1159	1.55 ± 0.03	55.4 ± 0.2
IMS Giotto	77	1.72 ± 0.08	55.6 ± 0.6
Planmed Nuance	379	1.48 ± 0.02	55.4 ± 0.3
Philips MicroDose	319	0.74 ± 0.02	55.6 ± 0.3
Siemens Inspiration	1571	1.18 ± 0.02	55.0 ± 0.2
All DR systems	8678	1.37 ± 0.01	55.2 ± 0.1
Fujifilm Profect CR	353	2.18 ± 0.06	55.5 ± 0.3
Average film-screen	6418	1.83 ± 0.02	55.1 ± 0.1
All systems	15,449	1.58 ± 0.01	55.1 ± 0.1

CR, computed radiography; SEM, standard error in the mean.

Fischer (Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA); Fujifilm (FUJIFILM UK Ltd, Bedford, UK); GE (GE Medical Systems, Buc, France); Hologic (Hologic, Inc.); IMS (Internazionale Medico Scientifica, Bologna Italy); Planmed (Planmed Oy, Helsinki, Finland); Philips (Philips Healthcare, Guildford, UK); Siemens (Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Erlangen, Germany).