Question

what and why is a mammography unit called a dedicated low dose mammography unit?

Answer 1

Mammography unit is also called as Mastography unit where the examination or screening for breast cancer is undergone by females. It has the lowest radiation of just or less than 30kVp compared to other scanning methods The reason behind this is to prevent the risk of breast cancer through this procedure or to avoid this procedure to be an ecological factor for breast cancer. The low dose can provide a good quality image .In order to get a broad dynamic range a dedicated low dose unit is required