Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center offers digital mammography
Staff Report
Your West Valley.com
SUN CITY WEST, Ariz. (Sept. 28, 2009) --The technology to detect breast cancer early just got better at the Women’s Diagnostic Imaging Center at Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center, 14502 W. Meeker Blvd., in Sun City West.
State-of-the-art digital mammography, also called full-field digital mammography, is available at the nonprofit hospital.
Digital mammography produces images of better clarity and accuracy than traditional screen-film mammography, resulting in the detection of significantly more cancers (up to 28 percent more), particularly in women under age 50, women with dense breast tissue, and pre-or peri-menopausal women. Notably, digital mammography administers lower doses of radiation to patients and it detects cancers in their early stages, when they are most treatable.
“Early detection is key to survival, which is one reason we are particularly excited about this new imaging capability,” said Larry Bonno, Medical Imaging director at Banner Del E. Webb.
