HER2 Support Group Forums - View Single Post - New lower-radiation CT scan superior to mammograms at detecting breast cancer

Lani · 11-28-2006, 10:32 AM

While CT scans can deliver a hefty dose of radiation, this scanner does not, said O'Connell.

"This gives approximately the same dose as a mammogram," she said.

She believes the first target patients should be women at high risk of breast cancer, who can justify having a pricier screening.

"The insurance is not going to want to pay for a CT," O'Connell said. The average cost of a mammogram is $80, she said -- a CT can cost several hundred.
Breast cancer is the biggest cancer killer of women, after lung cancer, with 1.2 million cases globally -- 270,000 in the United States alone.

It kills 500,000 men and women every year globally -- 40,000 in the United States.

The university has licensed the technology to a Rochester, New York start-up company, Koning Corporation, to make, use and sell Cone Beam scanners.

11-28-2006, 10:32 AM	#3
Lani Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,778	... While CT scans can deliver a hefty dose of radiation, this scanner does not, said O'Connell. "This gives approximately the same dose as a mammogram," she said. She believes the first target patients should be women at high risk of breast cancer, who can justify having a pricier screening. "The insurance is not going to want to pay for a CT," O'Connell said. The average cost of a mammogram is $80, she said -- a CT can cost several hundred. Breast cancer is the biggest cancer killer of women, after lung cancer, with 1.2 million cases globally -- 270,000 in the United States alone. It kills 500,000 men and women every year globally -- 40,000 in the United States. The university has licensed the technology to a Rochester, New York start-up company, Koning Corporation, to make, use and sell Cone Beam scanners.