Based on our first MAMMOMAT, our company went on to shape the field of mammography by

developing a whole series of new technologies. Over time, increasing automation and digitalization have
influenced almost every aspect of the MAMMOMAT family. In addition to the development of major n
the mid-1960s, when mammography was still in its infancy, only a handful of highly experienced
specialists were using “machines the size of a full-grown bull” to create images of their patients’ breast
tissue. This fledgling diagnostic technique required a great deal of skill on the part of the operator and
placed extraordinary demands on the technology. Even at that time, however, it was clear that
mammography would become an increasingly important tool for cancer screening in the future. With
this in mind, n the mid-1960s, when mammography was still in its infancy, only a handful of highly
experienced specialists were using “machines the size of a full-grown bull” to create images of their
patients’ breast tissue. This fledgling diagnostic technique required a great deal of skill on the part of the
operator and placed extraordinary demands on the technology. Even at that time, however, it was clear
that mammography would become an increasingly important tool for cancer screening in the future.
With this in mind, a number of Siemens engineers stated in 1971: “We believe it is necessary to develop
a special mammography device that allows quick and easy operation while also producing optimum
image quality.” The Siemens MAMMOMAT system eliminated the need for tedious configuration and
adjustment of the X-ray equipment and featured an X-ray tube optimized for breast diagnostics, allowing
physicians to visualize tiny structures in the tissue down to a size of 0.1 millimeters. “With MAMMOMAT,
a device [was] now available that, thanks to its easy operation and above all to the high image quality
that it [could] achieve and the low radiation load for the patient, [was] suitable for the cancer screening
examinations that are generally recognized as urgent.”a number of Siemens engineers stated in 1971:
“We believe it is necessary to develop a special mammography device that allows quick and easy
operation while also producing optimum image quality.” The Siemens MAMMOMAT system eliminated
the need for tedious configuration and adjustment of the X-ray equipment and featured an X-ray tube
optimized for breast diagnostics, allowing physicians to visualize tiny structures in the tissue down to a
size of 0.1 millimeters. “With MAMMOMAT, a device [was] now available that, thanks to its easy
operation and above all to the high image quality that it [could] achieve and the low radiation load for
the patient, [was] suitable for the cancer screening examinations that are generally recognized as
urgent.”milestones such as tomosynthesis, which has allowed three-dimensional imaging of the breast
since 2009, we also engage in numerous initiatives aimed at informing people about the importance of
early detection. Some 45 years after Philip Strax first screened women for breast cancer during their
lunch breaks in a van in Manhattan, there are now “mammomobiles” out and about in several countries
around the world. These mobile mammography units incorporate a small but fully functional
examination room equipped with a Mammomat Inspiration. With the introduction of the
mammomobiles in 2008, Siemens hoped to give women in rural areas the opportunity to learn about
breast cancer and to be examined there and etween October 2011 and October 2012, a campaign
entitled “Turn your city pink! Raise awareness for breast cancer” saw participants in 76 countries
produce thousands of photos and videos with a view to disseminating the central idea of the campaign in
the most creative and public ways possible. The aim of the initiative was to encourage people around the
world to engage with the topic of early detection and to join the campaign themselves.then if they
wished. n the mid-1960s, when mammography was still in its infancy, only a handful of highly
experienced specialists were using “machines the size of a full-grown bull” to create images of their
patients’ breast tissue. This fledgling diagnostic technique required a great deal of skill on the part of the
operator and placed extraordinary demands on the technology. Even at that time, however, it was clear
that mammography would become an increasingly important tool for cancer screening in the future.
With this in mind, a number of Siemens engineers stated in 1971: “We believe it is necessary to develop
a special mammography device that allows quick and easy operation while also producing optimum
image quality.” The Siemens MAMMOMAT system eliminated the need for tedious configuration and
adjustment of the X-ray equipment and featured an X-ray tube optimized for breast diagnostics, allowing
physicians to visualize tiny structures in the tissue down to a size of 0.1 millimeters. “With MAMMOMAT,
a device [was] now available that, thanks to its easy operation and above all to the high image quality
that it [could] achieve and the low radiation load for the patient, [was] suitable for the cancer screening
examinations that are generally recognized as urgent.”