ALMisned, GhadaElshami, WiamKilic, GokhanIlik, ErkanRabaa, ElafZakaly, Hesham M. H.Ene, Antoaneta2024-05-192024-05-1920231010-660X1648-9144https://doi.org10.3390/medicina59020327https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12713/4821Background: During mammography, a lead-acrylic protective screen is recommended to reduce radiation exposure to the unexposed breast. Objectives: This research study aimed to construct an Indium-(III)-oxide-rich tellurite-glass screen (TZI8) and compare its performance to that of lead acrylic. Materials and Methods: A three-layer heterogeneous-breast phantom was developed, using the MCNPX (version 2.7.0) Monte Carlo code. An MCNPX-simulation geometry was designed and implemented, using the lead-acrylic and TZI8 shielding screens between the right and left breast. Next, the reliability of the phantom and the variations in absorption between the lead-acrylic and TZI8 glass were investigated. Results: The findings show that the TZI8-protective-glass screen offers significantly greater radioprotection than the lead-acrylic material. The quantity of total dose absorbed in the unexposed breast was much lower for TZI8 than for lead-based acrylic. The TZI8-glass screen gives about 60% more radioprotection than the lead-acrylic screen. Conclusion: Considering the toxic lead in the structure that may be hazardous to the human tissues, the TZI8-glass screen may be used in mammography examination to provide greater radioprotection than the lead-acrylic screen, in order to greatly reduce the dose to the unexposed breast.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBreast DosimetryMammographyX-RayRadiation ProtectionArticle59236837529WOS:0009415666000012-s2.0-85148883724N/A10.3390/medicina59020327Q2