phase contrast X-Ray Mammography system : DigInfo

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DigInfo - http://movie.diginfo.tv - According to the American Cancer Society 1 in 7 woman worldwide has a chance of developing breast cancer which makes early detection paramount. Cancer can be detected through an x-ray and one of the hottest x-ray systems on the market is Konica Minolta's phase contrast based digital X-Ray Mammography system. When X-rays pass through an object, an x-ray image is formed. This is the traditional method and the resulting image is formed by using absorption contrast. However X-rays are also electromagnetic waves and their phase changes as they pass through objects. This phase change is observed as either refraction or interference and the x-ray intensity difference or image contrast, produced by this phase change is called the phase contrast. The system is available for $600,000 and is now being marketed worldwide.

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