Radiation risk from cardiac CT and nuclear cardiology: Addressing concerns with innovative solutions

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 561-

  Einstein, Andrew J ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PROTECTION; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

CARDIAC IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; RADIATION PROTECTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80052497039     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: 15326551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-011-9424-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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