Enter Your Email Address to Receive a
Copy of MedicExhange Member Demograhpics

Gemeinschaftspraxis für Diagnostische Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin launched the first German mobile screening unit equipped with Sectra MicroDose Mammography

A private mammography clinic in Germany, Gemeinschaftspraxis für Diagnostische Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin, launched the first German mobile screening unit equipped with Sectra MicroDose Mammography. Following this launch, Sectra’s mobile MicroDose solution is now in use in five countries.

The distance and time required to reach a fixed center is one of the obstacles women face when attending a mammography session. By offering mobile screening, participation rates can be improved as women need to spend less time and cost in transit when attending their screening examinations.

“The unique characteristics of our mammography system, such as detector stability and robustness, have been proven in clinical practice at mobile installations over the past three  years,” says Jesper Söderqvist, President of Sectra’s mammography operations.
Sectra’s mobile solution is in use in Denmark, the UK, Ireland, Australia and now also in Germany.

As low radiation dose as possible

Mammography screening is the best method for early breast cancer detection. Breast tissue is sensitive to radiation, and it is therefore crucial that the dose is as low as possible. This is especially important in mammography screening, which involves examination of a large number of healthy women. With superior image quality, Sectra’s mammography system, Sectra MicroDose Mammography, generates by far the lowest dose of radiation of all of the systems offered on the market. Sectra MicroDose Mammography is based on  patented photon counting technology.

MicroDose Mammography has already been installed at numerous hospitals and clinics in 17 European countries as well as in Australia, New Zealand and Japan. It is pending FDA approval.

Source: Sectra