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Apparatuses, methods and systems for performing X-ray CT and/or tomosynthesis imaging in connection with mammography. In one such apparatus, a radiation source includes a distal end and a proximal end, as well as an anode operatively connected to a proximally extending shaft that does not substantially extend distally from the anode, and a cathode. The apparatus also includes a radiation receiver located opposite the radiation source such that at least a portion of radiation from the source passes through a patient's breast that is located between the source and receiver. The radiation source and radiation receiver are mutually fixed in relative position as a gantry unit that is capable of rotation about the patient's breast and around an axis of rotation.
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