You will need to print this test out with your answers and compare to the Review answers. The new mammography unit introduced into the U.S. in 1969 employed high kVp, a tungsten target and did not include a device for compression. The typical dose for the first mammography unit was 5. Many physicians preferred xeroradiography because of its lower x-ray dose.
Breast cancer is the primary second leading cause of cancer deaths in women.
List 4 of the common risk factors that could lead to breast cancer in women. A four view mammogram in 1994 equaled millirads or rads which is half the dose of what was recommended eight years ago 18. A complete dental x-ray exam results in more radiation to a person than a routine four view mammogram. Mammography can detect breast cancer at the cellular level.