Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to M A Wollerton.
Breast cancer is the second most common cause of cancer mortality in women. During the past 20 years, two major mammography screening programs have demonstrated reduced mortality in patients over age 50. Mammography can be safe and effective. Physicians should recommend mammographic facilities with trained and experienced personnel, dedicated mammographic and processing equipment, and quality control procedures.
Radiation exposure to the breasts of adolescent females can be reduced significantly through the use of one or all of the following methods: fast, rare-earth screen-film combinations; specially designed compensating filters; and breast shielding. The importance of exposure reduction during scoliosis radiography as well as further details on the above described methods are discussed. In addition, the early results of a Center for Devices and Radiological Health study, which recorded exposure and technique data for scoliosis radiography, is presented.