Hendee W R
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA.
Health Phys. 1995 Nov;69(5):636-48. doi: 10.1097/00004032-199511000-00002.
Mammography is a relatively recent addition to the array of x-ray services available for the detection, diagnosis, and staging of cancer. Technological advances over the past two decades have led to substantial improvements in the quality of mammographic images and reductions in patient doses of more than an order of magnitude. Today x-ray mammography is used not only to characterize suspicious regions of breast tissue discovered by physical examination, but also to screen asymptomatic women for the early detection of breast cancer. National programs have been established to help ensure high quality images, accurate interpretations, and efficient utilization of x-radiation in the detection and diagnosis of breast cancer. In all of the advances that have lead to widespread utilization of mammography, physicists have played a substantial role.
乳房X线摄影术是用于癌症检测、诊断和分期的一系列X线检查服务中较新的一项。过去二十年来的技术进步使乳房X线摄影图像质量大幅提高，患者所受辐射剂量降低了一个多数量级。如今，乳房X线摄影不仅用于对体格检查发现的可疑乳腺组织区域进行特征描述，还用于对无症状女性进行筛查以早期发现乳腺癌。已经制定了国家计划，以帮助确保在乳腺癌检测和诊断中获得高质量图像、做出准确解读并有效利用X线辐射。在促使乳房X线摄影术广泛应用的所有进展中，物理学家发挥了重要作用。
