Attenuation properties of common 3D printed FFF plastics for mammographic applications

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contents Attenuation properties of common 3D printed FFF plastics for mammographic applications M.V.L Oliveira M. Savi M.A.B Andrade D. Villanic M.P.A Potiens H.S Branco C. Ubeda S. Mdletshe Biología ray attenuation Tissue equivalence 3D printed materials The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and polylactic acid (PLA) 3D printing filaments as materials for mammography phantom construction, comparing their attenuation properties at two different set-ups: at a Calibration Laboratory and directly to a mammography unit. The attenuation of 3D printed test phantoms of two types of common 3D printing Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) filaments (ABS and PLA) were characterized in comparison with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA). The measurements were carried out with standard IEC 61267 X-rays, using RQR 2-M and RQR 4-M beam qualities at the Instruments Calibration Laboratory, and then applied to a mammography unit, with measurements with 28 kV and 35 kV. Attenuation characteristics evaluated indicate the suitable equivalence of PLA to PMMA for 3D printing breast complex phantoms. The plastic materials used in this study suggest that the FFF technique may be suitable for mammography phantom development. 2022 artículo científico 2319-0612 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=722280971006 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=7222 Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences application/pdf Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica - SBPR Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences (Brasil) Num.1 Vol.10
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spellingShingle Attenuation properties of common 3D printed FFF plastics for mammographic applications
M.V.L Oliveira
Biología
ray attenuation
Tissue equivalence
3D printed materials
Attenuation properties of common 3D printed FFF plastics for mammographic applications M.V.L Oliveira M. Savi M.A.B Andrade D. Villanic M.P.A Potiens H.S Branco C. Ubeda S. Mdletshe Biología ray attenuation Tissue equivalence 3D printed materials The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and polylactic acid (PLA) 3D printing filaments as materials for mammography phantom construction, comparing their attenuation properties at two different set-ups: at a Calibration Laboratory and directly to a mammography unit. The attenuation of 3D printed test phantoms of two types of common 3D printing Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) filaments (ABS and PLA) were characterized in comparison with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA). The measurements were carried out with standard IEC 61267 X-rays, using RQR 2-M and RQR 4-M beam qualities at the Instruments Calibration Laboratory, and then applied to a mammography unit, with measurements with 28 kV and 35 kV. Attenuation characteristics evaluated indicate the suitable equivalence of PLA to PMMA for 3D printing breast complex phantoms. The plastic materials used in this study suggest that the FFF technique may be suitable for mammography phantom development. 2022 artículo científico 2319-0612 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=722280971006 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=7222 Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences application/pdf Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica - SBPR Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences (Brasil) Num.1 Vol.10
title Attenuation properties of common 3D printed FFF plastics for mammographic applications
topic Biología
ray attenuation
Tissue equivalence
3D printed materials
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=722280971006