MicroDose is a trademark owned by Phillips, purchased from Sectra. It refers to line of mammography equipment advertising a very low radiation dose. This equipment is based on a photon-counting detector for capturing the image. ==Photon-counting detector== A photon-counting detector utilizes the discrete nature of X-rays, as it counts individual p...
A very small dose. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: mī′krō-dōs Definitions: 1. A very small dose.