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Had stereotactic biopsy with complication. took 40 plus mammogram views to capture. is this safe? biopsy was benign but worry this many views is bad.
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Worth it: I'm glad you're thinking about this. Medical exposure is a large source of radiation. In this case, you needed the biopsy. The 40 mammos increases your cancer risk, but by a tiny amount. And the dose for a stereotactic biopsy is much less than a regular mammogram. Go to www.Xrayrisk.Com to calculate the risk; it's less than 0.2%, and that's an overestimate!
Answered 7/17/2014
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It is still a: very tiny amount of radiation even with that many views, and it is only a small portion of one breast irradiated. No need to worry.
Answered 7/18/2014
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