Xeromammography is a photoelectric method of recording an x-ray image on a coated metal plate, using low-energy photon beams, long exposure time, and dry chemical developers. It is a form of xeroradiography. This process was developed in the late 1960s by Jerry Hedstrom, and used to image soft tissue, and later focused on using the process to dete...
Xeroradiography of the breast. ... (12 Dec 1998) ... 
(zēr″o-mә-mog´rә-fe) xeroradiography of the breast.
Type: Term Pronunciation: zē′rō-mam-og′ră-fē Definitions: 1. Examination of the breast by xeroradiography.
Xeromammography: Xeroradiography of the breast. Xeroradiography is a photoelectric method of recording an x-ray image on a coated metal plate, using low-energy photon beams, long exposure time and dry chemical developers. The prefix xero- comes from the Greek 'xeros' meaning 'dry.'
xeromammography Xeroradiography of the breast.