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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Radiation dose affected by mammographic composition and breast size: first application of a radiation dose management system for full-field digital mammography in Korean women

Person (n = 560)

View (number = 2120)

Age (years)

52.30 ± 10.72

Breast-conserving surgery

 

Mammographic breast size (mm)

82.01 ± 22.22

 No

1860 (87.78%)

Mammographic breast composition

 

 Yes

260 (12.26%)

 Non-dense

183 (32.68%)

Peak kilovoltage (kVp)

28.25 ± 1.87

 Dense

377 (67.32%)

Current (mAs)

98.87 ± 31.86

Sum of MGD (mGy)

6.85 ± 2.90

Compressed breast thickness (mm)

47.94 ± 12.17

Lorad Selenia (n = 340)

7.97 ± 2.79

Breast compression force (N)

97.51 ± 28.35

Mammomat Inspiration (n = 220)

5.12 ± 2.02

MGD (mGy)

1.81 ± 0.70

  1. Values are given as numbers (%) for categorical variables or means ± standard deviations (ranges) for continuous variables
  2. MGD mean glandular dose