Principle of responsibility in medical imaging

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 205-212

  Suhova, Anna ^a   Chubuchny, Vladislav ^b   Picano, Eugenio ^b  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Imaging; Law; Responsibility

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M; THALLIUM;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; IONIZING RADIATION; ITALY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENVIRONMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 0141995792     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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