Albert Solomon, a surgeon in Berlin, used an x-ray machine to see breast cancer in 3,000 mastectomy samples.
Robert Egan, a Houston-based radiologist, introduced specialized film for mammograms resulting in better imagery and details.
Xeromammography was commercially introduced as a method of providing better image quality of the chest wall.
Congress passed legislation providing funding for annual mammography screening as a Medicare benefit.
The FDA, the regulating agency for mammography, approved the first full-field digital mammography system.