title: Radiation transmission study of silicone elastomer for mammary prosthesis.
abstract: Photon and electron transmission measurements were made for silicone elastomer and water, used in mammary prostheses. Photon energies used ranged from 100 kVp, 1.0-mm AI HVL, to 8 MV, and electron energies ranged from 3 to 11 MeV. Transmission of photons above 150 keV and electrons above 2 MeV through the silicone and water is identical, as expected from calculations of mass  attenuation coefficients and mass stopping power.
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D004583:Electrons; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012826:Silicone Elastomers / Q000528:radiation effects*
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers