Mammography Machine

What is Mammography Machine and how does it work?

A mammography unit is a rectangular box that houses the tube in which x-rays are produced. The unit is used exclusively for x-ray exams of the breast, with special accessories that allow only the breast to be exposed to the x-rays. Parallel-plate compression evens out the thickness of breast tissue to increase image quality by reducing the thickness of tissue that x-rays must penetrate, decreasing the amount of scattered radiation (scatter degrades image quality), reducing the required radiation dose, and holding the breast still (preventing motion blur). In screening mammography, both head-to-foot view and angled side-view images of the breast are taken. Breast tomosynthesis is performed using digital mammography units, but not all digital mammography machines are equipped to perform tomosynthesis imaging.

References:

https://grabcad.com/library/mammograph-1
https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=mammo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammography