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.

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!

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.