Investigators at College of Science Describe Findings in Breast Cancer Screening (Evaluation of Radiation Attenuation Properties of Breast Equivalent Phantom Material Made of Gelatin Material In Mammographic X-ray Energies).

A study conducted at the College of Science in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has developed a new breast phantom material using local gelatin for medical imaging and quality assurance. The researchers fabricated various gelatin samples with different hardness and gelatin-to-water ratios and evaluated their density and mechanical properties. They also measured the linear and mass attenuation coefficients of the samples under different X-ray energies and compared them to human breast tissue data. The study suggests that gelatin samples with at least 20% gelatin powder could be a promising material for mimicking young breast tissue in medical phantoms. [Extracted from the article]