Exam 23: Mammography

The American Cancer Society recommends that all women _____ years of age and above have an annual screening mammogram.

A diagnostic mammogram must be able to demonstrate microcalcifications less than _____ in size.

About 80% of breast cancer occurs in __________ tissue.

When doing soft tissue radiography, the differential absorption between ________ and ______ must be enhanced.

The breast tissue tends to be increasingly _________ in older women.

In soft tissue radiography, all of the tissues being imaged have similar _____________.

A dedicated mammography unit should have an automatic adjustable _____________ device.

Breast compression increases ________________.

Soft tissue radiography requires special techniques because of the low ____________.

Every dedicated mammography unit is equipped with a ________________.

Screening mammography requires _____ view(s) of each breast, whereas diagnostic mammography requires _____ views.

Breast compression is used to _______ patient dose and ________ focal spot blur.

Breast compression has the advantage of lowering _________________.

The American Cancer Society recommends biannual screening mammograms for all women ____________.

It is recommended that women obtain their first baseline mammogram before the age of _____.

A target of molybdenum or rhodium is preferable in mammography because it reduces the _____________.