Maximizing Outpatient Computed Tomography Productivity Using Multiple Technologists

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-125

  Boland, Giles W L ^a   Houghton, Margaret P ^a   Marchione, David G ^a   McCormick, William ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; operations; productivity; technologist

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; RADIOLOGIST;

EID: 38849148394     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2007.07.009     Document Type: Article

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