Regulatory initiatives and framework in the USA: Interventional radiology

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 94, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 13-18

  Gagne, R M ^a   Shope, T B ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGY; ROENTGEN APPARATUS; SKIN DISEASE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035035858     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006457     Document Type: Article

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