Challenges in Breast Imaging; Dec. 1, 4;30pm-6:00pm

This session will present an update on radiation dose in mammography and shareinformation about breast CT. A speaker from the FDA will also review issues surrounding FDA evaluation of emerging breast imaging technologies

When: Thursday, Dec. 1, 4:30-6:00pm
Where: E350

Speaker nformation:
Maryellen L. Giger, PhD, professor of radiology, University of Chicago
Andrew Karellas, PhD, professor of radiology, Emory University, Atlanta
Martin J. Yaffe, PhD, professor, medical biophysics, University of Toronto
Willi A. Kalendar, PhD, director, Institute of Medical Physics, University of Erlangen, Germany
Nicholas Petrick, PhD, deputy director, image analysis laboratory, FDA, Silver Spring, Md.

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