| Xeromammography | |
|---|---|
| ICD-9-CM | 87.36 |
| MeSH | D014984 |
Xeromammography is a photoelectric method of recording an x-ray image on a coated metal plate, using low-energy photon beams, long exposure time, and dry chemical developers.
It is a form of xeroradiography.[1]
This process was developed in the late 1960s by Jerry Hedstrom, and used to image soft tissue, and later focused on using the process to detect breast cancer.