Just a clarification that in a molecular breast imaging procedure the radiation is on the whole body rather than concentrated on the breast as is in the mammography. Just in the breast the radiation is actually half that of a mammogram. The amount of radiation you get from molecular breast imaging is similar to the radiation you get from living a year in Colorado. According to RadiologyInfo.org, a website co-developed by the American College of Radiology and Radiological Society of North America, “…there are no known long-term adverse effects from such low-dose exposure.”
For more info go to
www.dilon.com (manufacturer of the molecular breast imaging camera).