Modelling of the mammographic exposure conditions for radiological detriment study in the Valencian Breast Cancer Screening Programme.
Breast screening programmes are the best weapon to fight against breast cancer. Nevertheless, despite the benefits, this practice supposes a radiological risk that cannot be forgotten. In order to calculate breast glandular doses, different MCNP-4C2 models have been developed, simulating the exposure conditions. Radiological detriments have been transported from the population under study in the UNSCEAR 2000 to the Valencian Community, obtaining the detection-induced cancer ratio (DICR) for this population.
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Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Nuclear, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain. silferto@iqn.upv.es
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001822:Body Burden; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000401:mortality*; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D012062:Relative Biological Effectiveness; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology