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Sensors and Materials, Volume 38, Number 2(1) (2026)
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S&M4341 Research paper
https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM5995
Published: February 6, 2026

Carbon-fiber-reinforced Foam/Carbon-fiber-reinforced Plastic Hybrid Structure Optimized for Mammography with High X-ray Transmittance [PDF]

Toru Negishi, Kiyomitsu Shinsho, Kazuya Mori, Masato Honma, Hiroaki Matsutani, and Tomohiro Takehara

(Received October 7, 2025; Accepted December 8, 2025)

Keywords: carbon-fiber-reinforced foam (CFRF), X-ray transmittance, flexural stiffness, mammography, dose reduction

To reduce patient radiation exposure in mammographic imaging, we investigated the mechanical and radiographic properties of a newly developed carbon-fiber-reinforced foam (CFRF) and its hybrid structures with conventional carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP). Flexural stiffness and X-ray transmittance were evaluated for multiple composite designs using three-point bending and transmission measurements under mammographic conditions. The CFRF-only specimen demonstrated a 5% improvement in transmittance and a 25% increase in flexural stiffness compared with CFRP. Moreover, the CFRF thickness can be reduced from 3.4 to 3.2 mm while maintaining equivalent stiffness. Among all designs, the CFRP/CFRF/CFRP sandwich structure achieved the highest transmittance (94.1%) and superior stiffness at the same thickness as conventional CFRP, indicating its high suitability for mammographic platforms. The results suggest that CFRF-based composites offer promising potential to reduce radiation dose while maintaining image quality in breast imaging systems.

Corresponding author: Kiyomitsu Shinsho


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Toru Negishi, Kiyomitsu Shinsho, Kazuya Mori, Masato Honma, Hiroaki Matsutani, and Tomohiro Takehara, Carbon-fiber-reinforced Foam/Carbon-fiber-reinforced Plastic Hybrid Structure Optimized for Mammography with High X-ray Transmittance, Sens. Mater., Vol. 38, No. 2, 2026, p. 713-723.



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