Sustainability of cardiac imaging

European Cardiology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 167-171

  Picano, Eugenio ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; Cancer; Radiation; Risk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARDIAC IMAGING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84856106991     PISSN: 17583756     EISSN: 17583764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15420/ecr.2011.7.3.167     Document Type: Article

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