The influence of breast skin thickness variation with aging on the mammographic X-ray spectra: A Monte Carlo study

Abstract

The influence of breast skin thickness variation with aging on the mammographic X-ray spectra: A MonteCarlo study thickness variation is one of them. In 2016, Coltman et al. (2) performed a study regarding the age-related changes to the female breast skin by measuring the breast skin thickness of 339 women in four age groups. The results of the study revealed that breast skin thickness significantly decreases from 45 years of age