very low when using mammography as the radiation dose in this procedure is small. The study is highlighted in October issue of Radiology. R. Edward Hendrick, clinical professor of radiology at the University of Colorado-Denver, School of Medicine in Aurora, Co., the lead author of the study, said "A single breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) or positron emission mammography (PEM) examination carries a lifetime risk of inducing fatal cancer greater than or comparable to a lifetime of annual screening mammography starting at age 40,"
Thursday, 26 August 2010
BSGI And PEM Have Higher Risks For Radiation-induced Cancer
According to a new study, nuclear-based breast imaging procedures, such as BSGI and PEM, are capable of elevating the risk of radiation-induced cancer. Yet, such risk is very low when using mammography as the radiation dose in this procedure is small. The study is highlighted in October issue of Radiology. R. Edward Hendrick, clinical professor of radiology at the University of Colorado-Denver, School of Medicine in Aurora, Co., the lead author of the study, said "A single breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) or positron emission mammography (PEM) examination carries a lifetime risk of inducing fatal cancer greater than or comparable to a lifetime of annual screening mammography starting at age 40,"
very low when using mammography as the radiation dose in this procedure is small. The study is highlighted in October issue of Radiology. R. Edward Hendrick, clinical professor of radiology at the University of Colorado-Denver, School of Medicine in Aurora, Co., the lead author of the study, said "A single breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) or positron emission mammography (PEM) examination carries a lifetime risk of inducing fatal cancer greater than or comparable to a lifetime of annual screening mammography starting at age 40,"
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