Radiation exposure in diagnostic imaging-use, misuse, or abuse? Part I: The background and science of medical radiation

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 566-569

  Williams Sr , Kim Allan ^a   Ballapuram, Kalyani ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NEOPLASM; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PARTIAL BODY RADIATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION SAFETY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

CARDIAC IMAGING TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RISK;

EID: 80052539613     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: 15326551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-011-9402-z     Document Type: Review

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