On October 22, Ms. Asumi Yamazaki, Osaka General Medical Center, held a presentation on photon-counting mammography at the 37th Autumn Scientific Congress of the Japanese Society of Radiological Technology in Okayama. The presentation showed data from an evaluation of Sectra MicroDose Mammography performed this spring by Professor Kodera and Professor Ichikawa, two leading physicists in the …

Women's health Japan, Ms. Asumi Yamazaki, photon-counting

Breast cancer then and now
Breast cancer is the most common disease affecting women. It accounts for more than 30% of all cancers affecting women, far ahead of colon, ovary or lung cancer.
However, breast cancer is responsible for only 1% of cancer-related deaths. In countries with effective screening programs, more than 90% of women diagnosed with …

Women's health Mammography & Dose, mammography screening, photon-counting

Photon counting is “one of the most important technology trends that may be the standard for all X-ray imaging in the future,” according to one RSNA 2008 special focus presenter.

Women's health photon-counting, Prof Danielsson, Women's health

‘In the next decade 80% of detectors used in medical X-ray imaging will be photon counting’
The fact that the female breast is one of the most radiation sensitive organs in the human body is a major driver for all those searching for low radiation alternatives – one of these routes lies in photon counting.
At this …

Women's health photon-counting, Prof Danielsson, Women's health

Every year in Germany alone 48,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer. Therefore, the German government and the health funds have initiated a screening programme for women between 50 and 69 years. They are entitled to a breast exam – free of charge – every two years. The objective of this programme is to detect …

Women's health Germany, mammography screening, photon-counting, Women's health