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. Like all x-rays, mammograms use doses of ionizing radiation to create this image. Radiologists then analyze the image for any abnormal growths. Despite continuous improvements and innovations, mammography has garnered a sizable opposition in the medical community because of an error rate that is still high and the amount of harmful radiation used in the procedure. (Gofinan) It is normal to use longer wavelength X-rays (typically Mo-K) than those used for radiography of bones. Mammography h ...
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Resources
- American Cancer Society
- Atlas of the Body: The Breast -- Disorders (American Medical Association)
- Breast Implants: Do They Interfere with Breast Exams? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Can Breastfeeding Mothers Get Mammograms? (La Leche League International)
- Cancer Facts - Improving Methods for Breast Cancer Detection and Diagnosis
- Cancer Facts - Mamografías selectivas de detección: preguntas y respuestas
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Mammography (National Institutes of Health)
- Cost-Effectiveness of Mammography in Women Older than 65 Years of Age (American College of Physicians)
- Digital Tomosynthesis: A Better Mammogram? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Facts About Breast Cancer and Mammograms, The (National Cancer Institute)
- FASTATS: Mammography (National Center for Health Statistics)
- FDA Certified Mammography Facilities (Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Digital Mammography (Food and Drug Administration)
- Frequently Asked Questions about Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) and Mammography Facilities (Food and Drug Administration)
- Get a Mammogram: Do It for Yourself, Do It for Your Family (National Cancer Institute) - Links to PDF File (Cancer Information Service, NCI, NIH, HHS)
- Get a Mammogram: Do It for Yourself, Do It for Your Family (National Cancer Institute) - Links to PDF File - Chinese language material (Cancer Information Service, NCI, NIH, HHS)
- Get a Mammogram: Do It for Yourself, Do It for Your Family (National Cancer Institute) - Links to PDF File - Tagalog language material (Cancer Information Service, NCI, NIH, HHS)
- Get a Mammogram: Do It for Yourself, Do It for Your Family (National Cancer Institute) - Links to PDF File - Vietnamese language material (Cancer Information Service, NCI, NIH, HHS)
- Los mamogramas No solamente una vez, sino por toda la vida Spanish bookmark (National Cancer Institute)
- Mammogram [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- Mammograms - Not Just Once, But For a Lifetime (National Cancer Institute)
- Mammograms and Breast Cancer [Easy-to-Read] (Food and Drug Administration)
- Mammograms: Room for Improvement Cited (American Cancer Society)
- Mammography (National Institutes of Health)
- Mammography (National Library of Medicine)
- Mammography (Cleveland Clinic)
- Mammography (Cleveland Clinic)
- Mammography (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Mammography and Other Breast Imaging Procedures (American Cancer Society)
- National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Contacts (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) - Directory of free or low-cost mammogram and Pap test programs
- National Cancer Institute
- Possible Positive Mammogram (Cleveland Clinic)
- Relationship of Health Status and Use of Mammography and Papanicolaou Smears among Women 70 Years of Age or Older (American College of Physicians)
- Screening Mammograms
- The Mammography Debate (Cleveland Clinic)
- Understanding Breast Changes: Glossary (National Cancer Institute)
- Updated Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Released (American Cancer Society)
- What You Need to Know About Your Mammogram (Cleveland Clinic)
- Women Skip Lifesaving Mammograms (American Cancer Society)

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