Ethical Trials to Determine the Risks and Benefits of Radiation Exposure from Coronary CT Angiography

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1073-1076

  Haramati, Linda B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

computed tomography; Ethics; radiation exposure

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CANCER RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; IONIZING RADIATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 52449112971     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2008.05.004     Document Type: Review

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