Patent ID: 8532253

Claim:
A mammography imaging method in which a breast to be imaged is arranged locked in a locking means 16 , 17 within an area between an x-ray source 13 and an image detector 15 of a mammography apparatus and in which during the imaging process, the x-ray source 13 is moved with respect to location of the breast and the breast is irradiated at a number of angular positions of the x-ray source 13 with respect to location of the breast, characterized in that, during the imaging process, the x-ray source 13 is moved continuously and the breast is irradiated during a number of short irradiation periods and not irradiated during a number of non-irradiation periods between the irradiation periods and, during an irradiation period, said locking means 16 , 17 is turned as synchronized with the movement of the x-ray source 13 so that the breast remains still with respect to the moving x-ray source 13 , and during a non-irradiation period, said locking means 16 , 17 is not turned as synchronized with the movement of the x-ray source 13 so that the breast does not remain still with respect to the moving x-ray source 13 .