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Professor David Dance

Consultant Physicist

daviddance@nhs.net

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Medical Physics
St Lukes Wing
Royal Surrey County Hospital
Guildford
GU2 7XX

Profile

David Dance was a Consultant Clinical Scientist and the Head of the Department of Physics at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust (Chelsea) before he retired in 2005. He led research in the physics of x-ray imaging, where he published widely. The results of David’s Monte Carlo calculations form the basis of the UK, European and IAEA protocols for mammographic dosimetry. For many years David collaborated with the Department of Radiation Physics at Linkoping University in Sweden and has an MD honoris causa from that University. David was a founder member of Symposium Mammographicum and UKMPG, and has been chairman of both organisations. For many years David has been a consultant to the IAEA and he is a co-editor of the Agency’s Handbook of Diagnostic Radiology Physics, which is nearing completion.

The lure of research into the physics of mammography proved too great after David’s retirement and he is presently a Consultant Physicist at the Royal Surrey County Hospital and a Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey.

Current Research Interests Include:

Publications

Journal Papers

M Yip, A Mackenzie, E Lewis, D R Dance, K C Young, W. Christmas and K Wells 2011 Image resampling effects in mammographic image simulation. Phys Med Biol 56 N275-286

E Shaheen, C Van Ongeval, F Zanca, L Cockmartin, N Marshall, J Jacobs, K C Young, D R Dance, H Bosmans 2011 The simulation of 3D microcalcification clusters in 2D digital mammography and breast tomosynthesis. Medical Physics 38 6659-6671

D R Dance, K C Young and R E van Engen 2011 Estimation of mean glandular dose for breast tomosynthesis: factors for use with the UK, European and IAEA breast dosimetry protocols. Phys Med Biol 56 453–471.

A Meghzifene, D R Dance, D McLean, H-M Kramer 2010 Dosimetry in diagnostic radiology. European Journal of radiology 76 11-14

G Ullman, D R Dance, M Sandborg, G Alm Carlsson, A Svalkvist, M Båth 2010 A Monte Carlo based model for simulation of chest tomosynthesis. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 239 159-163

D R Dance, K C Young and R E van Engen 2009 Further factors for the estimation of mean glandular dose using the United Kingdom, European and IAEA dosimetry protocols. Phys Med Biol 54 4361-72

W Huda, K M Ogden, E M Scalzetti, D R Dance, E A Bertrand 2006 How do lesion size and random noise affect detection performance in digital mammography? Academic Radiology 13 1355-1366

G Ullman, M Sandborg, D R Dance, M Yaffe and G Alm Carlsson 2005. A search for optimal x-ray spectra in iodine contrast media mammography. Phys Med Biol 50 3143-3152

R A Hunt, D R Dance M Pachoud, G Alm Carlsson, M Sandborg, G Ullman, F R Verdun 2005 Simulation of a mammographic test object to validate experimental S/P data. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 114 432-435

R A Hunt, D R Dance, P R Bakic, A D A Maidment, M Sandborg, G Ullman, G Alm Carlsson 2005. Calculation of the properties of digital mammograms using a computer simulation. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 114 395-398

D R Dance, R A Hunt, P R Bakic, A D A Maidment, M Sandborg, G Ullman, G Alm Carlsson 2005. Breast Dosimetry using a high-resolution voxel phantom. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 114 359-363

O Tischenko, C Hoeschen, D R Dance, R A Hunt, A D A Maidment, P R Bakic. 2005. Evaluation of a novel method of noise reduction using computer-simulated mammograms. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 114 81-84

R A Lewis, C J Hall, A P Hufton, S Evans, R H Menk, F Arfelli, L Rigon, G Tromba, D R Dance, I O Ellis, A Evans, E Jacobs, S E Pinder, K D Rogers 2003 X-ray refraction effects: application to the imaging of biological tissues. Brit J Radiol 76 301–308

W Huda, A M Sajewicz, K M Ogden, D R Dance 2003. Experimental investigation of the dose and image quality characteristics of a digital mammography imaging system. Medical Physics 30 (3) 442-8

W Huda, A M Sajewicz, K M Ogden, E M Scalzetti, D R Dance 2002. How good is the ACR accreditation phantom for assessing image quality in digital mammography? Academic Radiology 9 764-772

D R Dance, C L Skinner, K C Young, J R Beckett and C J Kotre 2000. Additional factors for the estimation of mean glandular breast dose using the UK mammography dosimetry protocol. Phys Med Biol 45 3225-3240

D R Dance, A Thilander Klang, M Sandborg, C L Skinner, I A Castellano Smith and G Alm Carlsson 2000. Influence of anode/filter material and tube potential on contrast, signal-to-noise ratio and average absorbed dose in mammography: a Monte Carlo study. Brit. J. Radiol. 73 1056-1067

R A Lewis, K D Rogers, C J Hall, E Towns-Andrews, S Slawson, A Evans, S E Pinder, I O Ellis, C R M Boggis, A P Hufton and D R Dance 2000. Breast cancer diagnosis using scattered x-rays. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation 7 348-352

D R Dance, C L Skinner and G Alm Carlsson 1999. Breast dosimetry (invited review). Applied Radiation and Isotopes 50 185-203

A D Castellano Smith, I A Castellano Smith and D R Dance 1998. Objective assessment of phantom image quality in mammography: a feasibility study. Brit. J. Radiol. 71 48-58

J Suckling, D R Dance, E Moskovic, D J Lewis and S G Blacker 1995. Segmentation of mammograms using multiple linked self-organising neural networks. Med. Phys. 22 145-152.

J Parker, D R Dance, D H Davies, L J Yeoman, M J Michell and S Humphreys 1995. Classification of ductal carcinoma in situ by image analysis of calcifications from digital mammograms. Brit. J. Radiol.68 150-159.

A J Garton and D R Dance 1994. Estimation of tube potential in mammography from transmission measurements. Phys. Med. Biol. 39 1247-1261

J Law, D R Dance, K Faulkner, M C Fitzgerald, M L Ramsdale and A Robinson 1992. Radiation protection associated with well women breast screening (letter). Brit. J. Radiol. 65 950-951

D H Davies and D R Dance 1992. The automatic detection of subtle calcifications in high resolution, high quality digital mammograms. Phys. Med. Biol. 37 1385-1390

D R Dance, J Persliden and G Alm Carlsson 1992. Monte Carlo calculation of the properties of mammographic anti-scatter grids. Phys. Med. Biol. 37 235-248

S H Evans, D A Bradley, D R Dance, J E Bateman and C H Jones 1991. Small angle X-ray scattering distributions for some breast tissues and tissue substitute materials. Phys. Med. Biol. 36 7-18

D R Dance 1990. Monte Carlo calculation of conversion factors for the estimation of mean glandular breast dose. Phys. Med. Biol. 35 1211-1219

D H Davies and D R Dance 1990. Automatic detection of clustered calcifications in digital mammograms. Phys. Med. Biol. 35 1111-1118

D A Bradley, D R Dance, S H Evans and C H Jones 1989. Quantitative measurement of small angle gamma ray scattering from water, nylon and Perspex. Med. Phys. 16 851-857

D M Hansell, J C Cooke, C A Parsons, S H Evans, D R Dance, J Bliss and I Ilesley 1988. A quantitative analysis of the spatial relationships of grouped microcalcifications demonstrated on xeromammography in benign and malignant breast disease. Brit. J. Radiol. 61 21-25

D R Dance 1987. A method for the reconstruction of diagnostic X-ray spectra from measurements of attenuation. Phys. Med. Biol. 32 1631-1638

D R Dance and G J Day 1985. Escape probabilities for fluorescent X-rays. Phys. Med. Biol. 30 259-262

D R Dance and G J Day 1984. The computation of scatter in mammography by Monte Carlo methods. Phys. Med. Biol. 29 237-247 .

G J Day and D R Dance 1983. X-ray transmission formula for antiscatter grids. Phys. Med. Biol. 28 1429-1433

D R Dance 1980. The Monte Carlo calculation of integral radiation dose in xeromammography. Phys. Med. Biol. 25 25-37

Books and published reports

J Zoetelief, D R Dance, G Drexler, H Järvinen, M Rosenstein 2005. Patient dosimetry for X-rays used in medical imaging. ICRU Report 74. J. ICRU 5 No 2 pp1-116.

G. Alm Carlsson, D.R. Dance, L. DeWerd, H.-M. Kramer , K.-H. Ng, F. Pernicka and P. Ortiz Lopez 2007. Dosimetry in Diagnostic Radiology: an International Code of Practice. Technical Report Series No 457. pp1-357 (IAEA, Vienna)

A Moore, D R Dance, C P Lawinski, E Pitcher, A Rust and KC Young 2005. The commissioning and routine testing of mammographic X-ray systems. IPEM report No 89 Third Edition (IPEM, York).

K C Young, D R Dance and A Moore 2001. Guidance on beam quality selection in the NHS breast screening programme. NHS BSP Report 01/06 (prepared on behalf of the National Co-ordinating Group for the Physics of Breast Screening)

J Law, D R Dance, K Faulkner, M C Fitzgerald, M L Ramsdale and A Robinson 1994. The commissioning and routine testing of mammographic X-ray systems. IPSM report No 59 Second Edition (IPSM, York)

A G Gale, S M Astley, D R Dance and A Y Cairns (Eds) 1994. Digital mammography. Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on digital mammography, York, England, July 1994 (Elsevier, Amsterdam)

M Fitzgerald, D R Dance, K Fisher, C P Lawinski and M L Ramsdale 1989. The commissioning and routine testing of mammographic X-ray systems. IPSM report No 59 (IPSM, York)

J Pritchard, D Asbury, A Cowan, D R Dance, M Davies, C Lawinski, P Pearce, C Roberts, E Roebuck, B Wall, S Whitley, P Bourdillon, B Godfrey, M Gray, C Robertson, W Thornton, P McClements and A Kirkpatrick 1989. Guidelines on the establishment of a quality assurance system for the radiological aspects of mammography used for breast screening. Report of expert sub-committee of the DHSS Radiological Advisory Committee pp1-34. National Health Service Breast Screening Programme Report. (“The Pritchard Report”)

Book Chapters

K C Young and D R Dance 2010 Advances in X-ray mammography. Chapter in Contemporary Issues in Cancer Imaging – Breast Cancer, Editor M J Michell, Cambridge University Press.

D R Dance 2008 Digital X-ray imaging. In: Molecular imaging: computer reconstruction and practice. Eds Y Lemoigne and A Carter. NATO science for peace and security series –B: biophysics and biophysics (Springer, Dordecht) pp9-18.

D R Dance and G Alm Carlsson 2007. Interactions of photons with matter. In Handbook of Radiotherapy Physics, Editors P Mayles, A Nahum, J-C Rosenwald. Taylor and Francis (Boca Raton, FL, USA) pp57-74

D R Dance 2005. Physical principles of mammography. In: The commissioning and routine testing of mammographic X-ray systems. IPEM report 89, 3rd Edition (IPEM, York) pp10-30

D R Dance 2001 Quality assurance for apparatus. In: Textbook of Mammography (2nd Edition), Editors A K Tucker, Y Y Ng. Harcourt Publishers (Edinburgh) pp25-33

D R Dance 2001 Physical factors in mammography. In Textbook of Mammography (2nd Edition) Eds A K Tucker and Y Y Ng. Harcourt Publishers (Edinburgh). pp15-24

D R Dance, C L Skinner and G Alm Carlsson 1999. Breast dosimetry. In subject dose in radiological imaging. Eds K-H Ng, D A Bradley and H M Warren - Forward. (Elsevier, Amsterdam) pp185-203

J Parker, D R Dance, D H Davies, L J Yeoman, M J Michell and S Humphreys 1994. Digital mammography: image analysis and automatic classification of ductal carcinoma in situ. In State of the art in digital mammographic image analysis. (World Scientific Publishing Company) pp 232-245

D R Dance 1994. Storage phosphor plates and Xerox receptors. In Medical Radiation Detectors: fundamental and applied aspects. Ed N F Kember Institute of Physics (Bristol) pp 75-87

D R Dance 1994. Radiographic films and screens. In Medical Radiation Detectors: fundamental and applied aspects. Ed N F Kember Institute of Physics (Bristol) pp 57-73

D R Dance 1990. Aspects techniques du contrôle de la qualitité. In Mammographie - techniques -sémiologie - dépistage Ed J-L Lamarque, L Boyer (Éditions Pradel, Paris) pp27-30

D R Dance 1988. Diagnostic radiology with X-rays. In The Physics of Medical Imaging Ed. S Webb. (Adam Hilger, Bristol) pp 20-73

D R Dance and R Davis 1983. Physics of mammography. In Diagnosis of Breast Disease. Editor C A Parsons (Chapman and Hall, London) pp 76-100

Conference Proceedings

A Svalkvist, G Ullman, M Håkansson, D R. Dance, M Sandborg, G Alm Carlsson and M Båth Investigation of the effect of varying scatter-to-primary ratios on nodule contrast in chest tomosynthesis. SPIE Medical Imaging, Buena Vista, Florida February 2011. Proc SPIE 79614F-1 to F4-12

A Mackenzie, A Workman, D R Dance and K C Young 2011 Validation of a method to convert an image to appear as if acquired using a different digital detector. SPIE Medical Imaging, Buena Vista, Florida February 2011. Proc SPIE 79615Y-1 to 5Y-10

A. Maidment., S. Christofides, D R Dance, K-H Ng, A. Kesner, D. McLean 2010 A new IAEA handbook for teachers and students: diagnostic radiology physics. IAEA Symposium on Medical Radiation Dosimetry, Vienna, November 2010. Book of extended synopses p429

L Cockmartin, A Jacobs, D R Dance, H Bosmans 2010 Digital Breast Tomosynthesis: comparison of two methods to calculate patient doses. IAEA Symposium on Medical Radiation Dosimetry, Vienna, November 2010. Book of extended synopses pp143-145

D R Dance, K C Young, R E van Engen 2010 A proposed European protocol for dosimetry in breast tomosynthesis. IAEA Symposium on Medical Radiation Dosimetry, Vienna, November 2010. Book of extended synopses pp139-140

O Diaz, M Yip, J Cabello, D R Dance, K C Young, K Wells 2010 Monte Carlo simulation of scatter field for calculation of contrast of discs in synthetic CDMAM images. Proc 10th International Workshop, IWDM 2010, Girona, Spain, Eds J Marti, A Oliver, J Freixenet and R Marti (Springer-Verlag, Berlin) pp628-635

A Mackenzie, A Workman, D R Dance, M Yip, K Wells and K C Young 2010 Adapting clinical images to appear with different noise and sharpness to model a different detector. Proc 10th International Workshop, IWDM 2010, Girona, Spain, Eds J Marti, A Oliver, J Freixenet and R Marti (Springer-Verlag, Berlin) pp319-326

M Yip, F Zanca, A Mackenzie, A Workman, K C Young, D R Dance, H Bosmans, E Lewis and K Wells 2010, Validation of a simulated dose reduction methodology using digital mammography CDMAM images and mastectomy images. Proc 10th International Workshop, IWDM 2010, Girona, Spain, Eds J Marti, A Oliver, J Freixenet and R Marti (Springer-Verlag, Berlin) pp78-85

R. W. Bouwman, R. Visser, K. C. Young, D. R. Dance, B. Lazzari, R. van der Burght, P. Heid, and R. E. van Engen 2010. Daily quality control for breast tomosynthesis. Proc. SPIE 7622, 762241- 1-9 (2010)

K C Young, A Alsager, D R Dance, J M Oduko, O Gundogu, N M Spyrou 2009. Predicting contrast measurements from objective measurements in digital mammography . Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging Conference February 2009. Proc. SPIE 7528 72581C-1-11

R van Engen, R Bouwman, R van der Burght, B Lazzari, D R Dance, P Heid, M Aslund and K C Young 2008. Image quality measurements in breast tomosynthesis. Proc 9th International Workshop, IWDM 2008, Tucson, Arizona, Ed E Krupinski (Springer-Verlag, Berlin) pp696-702

C Hoeschen, O Tischenko, D R. Dance, R A. Hunt, A D A. Maidment and P R Bakic 2005. Testing a wavelet based noise reduction method using computer-simulated mammograms. Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging Conference 2005. Proc. SPIE 5745 969-978

W Huda, K M Ogden, E M Scalzetti, E F Dudley, D R Dance 2004. How do radiographic techniques affect mass lesion detection performance in digital mammography? Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging Conference 2004. Proc. SPIE 5372 372-382

W Huda, K M Ogden, E M Scalzetti, J Park, R Hunt, D R Dance 2003. How does lesion location affect detection performance in digital mammography? Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging Conference 2003. Proc. SPIE 5034 243-253

G Ullman, M Sandborg, D R Dance, M Skarpathiotakis, MJ Yaffe, G Alm Carlsson 2002. A search for optimal x-ray energy spectra in digital iodine subtraction mammography using Monte Carlo simulation of the imaging chain. Proceedings of 6th International Workshop on Digital Mammography, Bremen, Germany, June 2002, Ed. H-O Peitgen (Springer-Verlag, Berlin), pp 152-154

W Huda, KM Ogden, A Sajewicz, D R Dance, E M Scalzetti 2002. Comparison of objective and subjective methods to assess imaging performance in digital mammography. Proceedings of 6th International Workshop on Digital Mammography, Bremen, Germany, June 2002, Ed. H-O Peitgen (Springer-Verlag, Berlin), pp 42-144

D R Dance, R A Hunt, A Sajewicz, W Huda, KM Ogden, M Sandborg, G Alm Carlsson 2002. Comparison of experimental and theoretical assessments of detail visibility in digital mammography. Proceedings of 6th International Workshop on Digital Mammography, Bremen, Germany, June 2002, Ed. H-O Peitgen (Springer-Verlag, Berlin), pp139-41

R A Lewis, K D Rogers, C J Hall, A P Hufton, S Evans, R Menk, G Tromba, F Arfelli, L Rigon, A Olivoi, A Evans, S E Pinder, E Jacobs, I O Ellis, D R Dance 2002. Diffraction enhanced imaging: improved contrast, lower dose X-ray imaging. Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging Conference 2002. Proc. SPIE 4682 pp 286-297

A M Sajewicz; W Huda; D Hseuth; KM Ogden; EM Scalzetti, DR Dance 2002. Observer performance and radiographic technique factors in digital mammography. Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging Conference 2002. Proc. SPIE 4686 pp 107-118

R A Lewis, K D Rogers, C J Hall, E Towns-Andrews, S Slawson, A Evans, S E Pinder, I O Ellis, C R M Boggis, A Hufton, D R Dance. 1999. Preliminary observations of breast tumour collagen using synchrotron radiation. Proceedings of SPIE Annual Meeting: Medical applications of penetrating radiation. Proc. SPIE 3770 pp 32-36

J C Bamber, D R Dance and M O Leach 1998 Breast imaging – the physical limitations Proceedings of International Breast Imaging Update – IBIU98 eds J Jellins, M T Rickard, H Madjar, R Holland and R Wilson (IBIU, Baden) pp124-131

D R Dance 1996. Physical principles of breast imaging. Invited paper. . Proceedings of 3rd International Workshop on Digital Mammography, Chicago June 9-12, 1996 pp 11-18 (Elsevier, Amsterdam)

I A Castellano, D R Dance, R Davis, S H Evans, C H Jones and C A Parsons 1994. Quality assurance and patient dosimetry in mammography: a retrospective. CEC Workshop on Data Analysis in Quality Control and Radiation Protection of the Patient in Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Grado, Italy, September 1993. . Radiation Protection Dosimetry 57 159-162

J Suckling, D R Dance, D J Lewis and S G Blacker 1994. Parenchymal delineation by human and computer observer. In Digital mammography. Eds A G Gale, S M Astley, D R Dance and A Y Cairns. Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on digital mammography, York, England, July 1994 (Elsevier, Amsterdam) pp 315-324

J Suckling, J Parker, D R Dance, S Astley, I Hutt, C R M Boggis, I Ricketts, E Stamatakis, N Cerneaz, S-L Kok, P Taylor, D Betal and J Savage 1994. The mammographic image analysis society digital mammogram database. In Digital mammography. Eds A G Gale, S M Astley, D R Dance and A Y Cairns. Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on digital mammography, York, England, July 1994 (Elsevier, Amsterdam) pp 375-378

J Parker, D R Dance and J Suckling 1994. The hysteresis technique for detection of calcifications in digital mammograms. In Digital mammography. Eds A G Gale, S M Astley, D R Dance and A Y Cairns. Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on digital mammography, York, England, July 1994 (Elsevier, Amsterdam) pp 41-50

D R Dance 1993. Design of a common database for research in mammogram image analysis. Proceedings of SPIE Biomedical Image Processing IV Conference, San José, California, February 1993. SPIE Proc. 1905, 538-539

J Parker, L J Yeoman, D R Dance, D H Davies, M J Michell and S Humphreys 1993. Classification of ductal carcinoma in situ by image analysis of calcifications from digital mammograms. Proceedings of SPIE Biomedical Image Processing IV Conference, San José, California, February 1993. SPIE Proc. 1905, 832-840

D H Davies and D R Dance 1992. Computer detection of soft tissue masses in digital mammograms: automatic region classification. In Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging VI ed M H Loewe, SPIE Proc. 1652 514-519

G Alm Carlsson and D R Dance 1992. Breast absorbed doses in mammography: Evaluation of experimental and theoretical approaches. Invited paper. Proceedings of CEC Seminar on Dosimetry in Diagnostic Radiology, Luxembourg March 1991. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 43 197-200

D H Davies, D R Dance and C H Jones 1990. Automatic detection of clusters of calcifications in digital mammograms. In Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging IV ed M H Loewe. SPIE Proc. 1233 185-191

D R Dance and G J Day 1982. Monte Carlo simulation of scatter and noise in mammography. In Proceedings of World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Hamburg p19.24

D R Dance and G J Day 1981. Simulation of mammography by Monte Carlo calculation - the dependence of radiation dose, scatter and noise on photon energy. In Proceedings of Patient Exposure to Radiation in Medical X-ray Diagnosis, Munich, Eds G Drexler, H Eriskat and H Schibilla EUR 7438 (CEC

D R Dance, A M Baker, R Davis and A J Stacey 1979. Monte Carlo calculation of absorbed dose in xeromammography. Digest of 5th International Conference on Medical Physics, Jerusalem (1979) Paper 2.3

Conference Papers

D R Dance, K C Young and R E van Engen 2011 Proposed European protocol for the estimation of average glandular dose for digital breast tomosynthesis. European Congress of Radiology, Vienna, 2011. Insights into Imaging (ECR Book of Abstracts), Vol 2 (Suppl. 1) S161

A. Jacobs, L. Cockmartin, D. R. Dance, H. Bosmans 2011 Digital Breast Tomosynthesis: comparison of different methods to calculate patient doses. European Congress of Radiology, Vienna, 2011. Published on-line as electronic poster C2220.

K Young, L Warren, D Dance, A Mackenzie, J Cooke, R Given-Wilson, M Wallis 2011 Are the image quality standards in the EU mammography guidelines relevant to clinical performance? European Medical Physics and Engineering Conference, Dublin, EMPEC 2011 Abstracts Book paper 143

L M Warren, F H Green, L Shrestha, A Mackenzie, D R Dance, K C Young 2011 Validation of the insertion of micro-calcification clusters into mammographic images for observer studies. European Medical Physics and Engineering Conference, Dublin, EMPEC 2011 Abstracts Book paper 91

L Warren, A Mackenzie, D R Dance, R Given-Wilson, M Wallis, F Zanca, J Jacobs, H Bosmans, J Cooke and K C Young 2011 Observer study to investigate the detection of micro-calcification clusters in digital mammography images of different image quality. Proceedings of the UK Radiological Congress, Manchester June 2011 p13

L M Warren, A Mackenzie, J Cooke, R Given-Wilson, M Wallis, D Chakraborty, D R Dance, K C Young 2011 Dependence of detectability of micro-calcification clusters on quality of mammography images. Royal College of Radiologists Breast Group Meeting, Glasgow, November 2012. Breast Cancer Research 2011, Volume 13 Suppl 1 S7-S8

R Hunt, D Dance, W Huda, K Ogden, J Park, E Scalzetti, 2003. How Do Stochastic Noise and Breast Structure Affect Detection Performance in Digital Mammography? Medical Physics 30(6) p 1354 (SU-GG-PDS-108)

W Huda, K Ogden, E Scalzetti, D Dance, M Roskopf, E Bertrand. 2003. How does the choice of mAs Affect Lesion Detection Performance in Digital Mammography? Medical Physics 30(6) p 1407 (TU-E24A-05)

D Dance, R Hunt, P Bakic, A Maidment, M Sandborg, G Alm Carlsson. 2003 Computer Simulation of X-Ray Mammography Using High Resolution Voxel Phantoms. Medical Physics 30(6) p 1456 (TH-C24A-07)

Hunt RA, Dance DR, Blakic PR, Maidment ADA, Sandborg M and Alm Carlsson G. 2003. Monte Carlo simulation of x-ray mammography using a realistic voxel phantom. Proceedings of BIR UK Radiological Congress, Birmingham, UK, June 2003, p 79 (This paper won the prize for best Physics Poster)

Dance DR 2003. Use of Monte Carlo Calculations in Mammography. Proc. of Dépistage et diagnostic précoce, apport du numérique, Luxembourg, 23-24 May 2003. (Invited paper). Le Sein 13 (2) 252

W Huda, KM Ogden, EM Scalzetti, M L Roskopf and DR Dance 2003. The importance of size and random noise on lesion detection in digital mammography. European Radiology 13 suppl 1, p254 B-0584

R A Lewis, C J Hall, A P Hufton, F Arfelli, A Evans, S H Evans, D R Dance, L Jacobs, , K D Rogers, P McAthur, R Menk 2001. X-ray diffraction-enhanced imaging (DEI). Scientific Programme. RSNA 2001 – The Radiological Society of North America 87th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA, November 2001, 280PH p165

D R Dance 2001 Digital Mammography. (Abstract of invited paper) Programme and Abstracts Book. IPEM Digital Radiology Meeting. November 2001, p17

R A Lewis, K D Rogers, C J Hall, A Evans, S Pinder, A P Hufton, D R Dance, C R M Boggis, I Ellis 2000. Breast cancer diagnosis using scattered x-rays. A non-invasive biopsy tool. IOS 2000, Birmingham. Brit. J. Radiol. 73 (suppl.) 52

DR Dance, KC Young, Skinner CL, Beckett J 2000. Proposed extension to the UK breast dosimetry protocol. European Congress of Radiology 2000 Vienna, Austria. European Radiology 10 (2) supl.1 p424 (13-017)

A Thilander Klang, D R Dance, M Sandborg, C Skinner, I Castellano Smith, G Alm Carlsson and S Mattson. Influence of anode/filter material and tube potential on contrast, signal -to-noise ratio and average glandular dose in mammography: A Monte Carlo study. Programme and Abstracts book (Session 9), EU Workshop on Medical X-ray Imaging, Malmö, Sweden, June 1999

C L Skinner, A Thilander Klang, D R Dance, M Sandborg, I A Castellano Smith and G Alm Carlsson. Exotic spectra in mammography: is there any advantage over a traditional molybdenum system? Programme and Abstracts Book. IPEM Dose Reduction Techniques in Diagnostic Radiology Meeting. February 1999, p 15

C L Skinner , A Thilander Klang, D R Dance, M Sandborg, I A Castellano Smith, G Alm Carlsson 1997. Proc. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Nice Sept 1997 . Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, 35 Supplement Part 2, 692

A D Smith, D R Dance and I A Castellano 1995. Objective assessment of image quality in mammography: a feasibility study. Programme and Abstracts Book, Röntgen Centenary Congress, Birmingham, June 1995, p248

J Suckling, D R Dance, J Parker and H Davies 1994. Computer vision systems for digital mammography (Abstract). Proceedings of Symposium Mammographicum 94 p40

C M Saunders, M Baum, G J Privett and D R Dance 1992. Quality of life in carcinoma of the breast : development of a new instrument (Abstract). Brit. J Cancer 66 Supl XVII, 23

D H Davies and D R Dance 1992. Computer interpretation of digital mammograms (Abstract). Proceedings of Symposium Mammographicum 92, 41

D H Davies and D R Dance 1992. Computer detection of soft tissue masses in digital mammograms: automatic region segmentation (Abstract). Brit. J. Radiol. 65 (Congress Suppl) 148

D R Dance 1990. Monte Carlo simulation of mammography (Abstract). Phys. Med. Biol. 35 282

D H Davies and D R Dance 1989. Automatic detection of calcifications in digital mammograms (Abstract). Proceedings of Symposium Mammographicum 89, (Symposium Mammographicum, London) p29

D H Davies, D R Dance and C H Jones 1989. Automatic detection of microcalcification in digital mammograms. (Abstract). Brit. J. Radiol. 62 S10

D M Hansell, J Cooke, S H Evans, C A Parsons and D R Dance 1988. Computer added analysis of the spatial relationship of grouped microcalcifications in breast disease (Abstract). Brit. J. Radiol. 61 439

C H Jones, R Davis, D R Dance, S H Evans and D A Bradley 1988. A mammography test object with simulated breast architecture (Abstract). Phys. Med. Biol. 33 192

D A Bradley, S H Evans, D R Dance and J E Bateman 1988. The characterisation of low atomic number media by small angle X-ray scattering (Abstract). Phys. Med. Biol. 33 182

C H Jones, R Davis, D R Dance, S H Evans and D A Bradley 1988. A mammography test object with simulated breast architecture (Abstract). Brit. J. Radiol. 61 440

D A Bradley, D R Dance, S H Evans and C H Jones 1988. Characterisation of breast tissue and other low atomic number media by small-angle photon scattering (Abstract). Brit. J. Radiol 61 438

D R Dance, D A Bradley, S H Evans and J E Bateman 1987. Measurements of the small-angle scattering of X-ray photons in the diagnostic energy range (Abstract). 73rd RSNA meeting, Chicago, November 1987, Radiology 165(P) 93