The Feasibility of Tube Current Modulation (TCM) to Reduce dose of the Surface Breast in Various Breast Sizes

Authors

  • Mela Nur Hikmah  Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof. Soedarto SH, Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Central Java, Indonesia
  • Choirul Anam  Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof. Soedarto SH, Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Central Java, Indonesia
  • Heri Sutanto  Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof. Soedarto SH, Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Central Java, Indonesia
  • Oktarina Damayanti  Politeknik al Islam Bandung, Jl. Cisaranten kulon, No.120, Arcamanik, Bandung 40293, West Javat, Indonesia
  • Mohamad Ramdhan  Radiology Department, RSUP dr. Hasan Sadikin, Jl. Pasteur No.38, Pasteur, Sukajadi, Bandung, West Java 40161, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org//10.32628/IJSRST52310682

Keywords:

Computed Tomography, Breast Surface Dose, Noise, Breast Phantom.

Abstract

This study aims to develop three sizes of breast phantoms from silicone rubber (SR) material and evaluate tube current modulation (TCM) to reduce surface doses of the developed breast phantoms. The in-house breast phantom has three sizes: small (cup 34), medium (cup 36), and large (cup 38). The cross-sectional areas of cup 34, 36, and 38 are 78.5, 113.04, and 153.87 cm2, respectively. The in-house phantom was attached to the adult anthropomorphic phantom for dose measurement. Dose measurement was performed using an Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dosimeter. Scans were performed with and without TCM technique. It was found that the TCM effectively reduce the radiation dose to the breast surface up to approximately 60%. However, the dose reduction was accompanied by a 66% increase in noise when using the TCM technique.

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Mela Nur Hikmah, Choirul Anam, Heri Sutanto, Oktarina Damayanti, Mohamad Ramdhan, " The Feasibility of Tube Current Modulation (TCM) to Reduce dose of the Surface Breast in Various Breast Sizes, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 10, Issue 6, pp.402-407, November-December-2023. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST52310682