Is medical infrared imaging safer than conventional imaging? Is it FDA approved?
Today, the exposure to x-rays has been implicates as a risk factor for cancer. Numerous studies in recent years have now established the effects of DNA damage caused by low-dose radiation, consistently used in conventional imaging. The fact that exposure and damage are cumulative means that each exposure increases the risk. Medical infrared thermal imaging was FDA approved over 20 years ago as a completely safe method for breast imaging. There is no contact with the body and the procedure is free of any harmful side effects. It is an adjunctive tool to be used with other imaging techniques.
