Subjective perception of radiation risk

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Freudenberg, Lutz S ^a,b   Beyer, Thomas ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b ZRN Grevenbroich ^*  (Germany)

^c cmi experts GmbH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Nuclear medicine; Patient perception; Radiation risk; Radiology

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IODINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PERCEPTION; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 83755225142     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.110.085720     Document Type: Review

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