How is Digital Infrared BreastScan different from the thermography of the past?
Many GPs are aware of the past efforts to use thermography to detect breast cancer. The earliest investigations can be traced back to the 1950s. These early efforts, had varying degrees of success, wherein the effectiveness of the test was limited by two primary factors. The first was the sensitivity of the measurement device, and the second was the expertise of the person in reading the images. Despite these limitations, some doctors and researchers were able to demonstrate test effectiveness and have documented these results in numerous publications. Digital Infrared BreastScan is unique, and unlike any system utilised in the past. It is the first of its kind, where there is no reading or interpretation of images, and it utilises the most advanced digital infrared camera and software technology available today. It further differs in that it provides a fully objective test report, and it does not require a specially qualified operator to conduct the test. The operator need not possess
