Digital Mammography Has Arrived

April 14th, 2008

What’s so exciting about our installation is our brand new x-ray tubes; they give a 30% lower dose of radiation to the breast. These tubes were manufactured in January of 2008 and at this point Salem Clinic is the only facility in the Northwest that has them! Because this equipment is state of the art, it is very beneficial to be a patient at Salem Clinic Radiology.

The physicians who read your images are well trained and have been using digital technology in other facilities for over two years, the possibility of having to return for additional images is very minimal. Our mammographers are also well trained in digital mammography; they have been complimented on the excellent quality of their positioning and images. For additional information about digital mammography, please ask your mammographer or call the radiology department and ask for the Director.