New X-ray method for detecting breast cancer raises high hopes

The Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) is currently having a prototype built for better early detection and treatment of breast cancer. The novel and painless X-ray procedure was co-developed by Marco Stampanoni, researcher at PSI and Professor at the Institute for Biomedical Engineering. It depicts breast tissue much more precisely than is possible today with conventional mammography. It thus prevents false cancer diagnoses in particular, but also facilitates treatment.