http://www.newstarget.com/z019477.html
NewsTarget.com printable article
Originally published June 27 2006
Mammograms, X-rays may boost breast cancer risk by 250%
(NewsTarget) An International Agency for Research on Cancer study showed
that chest X-rays may increase women’s chances of developing breast cancer.
The study involved 1,600 women with high-risk BRCA1 and 2 gene mutations.
“If confirmed in prospective studies, young women who are [...]

A brief introductory primer that explains some of the advantages and disadvantages of traditional film-screen, computed radiography, and digital radiography.
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A brief introductory primer that explains some of the advantages and disadvantages of traditional film-screen, computed radiography, and digital radiography.
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Radiography: Film records (radiographs) of internal structures of the body. Radiography is made possible by X-rays (or gamma rays) passing through the body to act on a specially sensitized film.
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