1 Glad to hear you survived. I would think the techs get to see enough of the images to know that the test went correctly: They just told you they didn't so you wouldn't ask for an opinion that could be used to sue them later. That's the real reason they didn't ask you to hold your breath while they squeezed your breasts for the sinus cavity images...see Geena Davis vs USA Health Care (2005)

2 So far, that hasn't happened Breast-squeezing generally occurs during mammograms, and believe me--the technicians and machines are far rougher than any man would be.

3 I've heard the horror stories. Maybe a PhD in Medical Imaging could explain why they don't compress the breast by flattening them, front-to back. Like lying on the imaging plate, or being squeezed from the front with a back restraint. Wouldn't that accomplish the same level of compression/thickness reduction in a more comfortable/natural way? Hmmm? As I was writing, certain breast geometries came to mind that would negate my argument. But couldn't there be two types of imaging devices? Must the majority of women suffer just to accomodate the minority?

4 Still thinking...Is it because you don't want to direct that dose of radiation into the chest cavity? If so, ooops! Forget everything I said...I mean above, not everything I've ever said.

5 Well, even women with modest-sized boobs will experience them "settling" into place when they lie on their backs. If we were on our backs they wouldn't be able to gather all the tissue up properly. The leaning forward doesn't bother me--just the actual squishing, which gets worse as they try to reduce the amount of radiation used. But, you know--better than untreated cancer.