Radiation exposure from medical imaging: Time to regulate?

JAMA

Volumn 304, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 208-209

  Brenner, David J ^a   Hricak, Hedvig ^b  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NOTE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 77954589114     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.973     Document Type: Note

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