Status of and trends in nuclear medicine in the United States

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Delbeke, Dominique ^a   Segall, George M ^b,c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nuclear medicine; Statistics; Status; Trends

Indexed keywords

IODINE 131;

ACCREDITATION; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES;

CARDIOLOGY; HUMANS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 83755220922     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.110.085688     Document Type: Review

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