Table 2:
Entrance skin dose and mean glandular dose for various molybdenum and rhodium target/filter combination materials at various kV settings for GE digital mammography imaging system.
| Filter kV | Rh/Rh | Mo/Rh | Mo/Mo | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mAs | ESD (mGy) | MGD (mGy) | mAs | ESD (mGy) | MGD (mGy) | mAs | ESD (mGy) | MGD (mGy) | |
| 28 | 90 | 14.9 | 4 | 100 | 15.7 | 4.7 | 110 | 18.3 | 5.1 |
| 30 | 80 | 11.9 | 2.9 | 90 | 12.5 | 3.4 | 100 | 13.7 | 3.6 |
| 32 | 71 | 9.1 | 2 | 80 | 9.5 | 2.4 | 90 | 10 | 2.9 |
| 34 | 63 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 71 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 80 | 7.1 | 1.8 |
ESD: Entrance skin dose, MGD: Mean glandular dose, Mo: Molybdenum, Rh: Rhodium, Ag: Silver