Developing an Action Plan for Patient Radiation Safety in Adult Cardiovascular Medicine: Proceedings from the Duke University Clinical Research Institute/American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Think Tank Held on February 28, 2011

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 59, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 1833-1847

  Douglas, Pamela S ^a   Carr, J Jeffrey ^a   Cerqueira, Manuel D ^a   Cummings, Jennifer E ^a   Gerber, Thomas C ^a   Mukherjee, Debabrata ^a   Taylor, Allen J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

appropriate use; medical radiation; patient safety; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANCER RISK; CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; IONIZING RADIATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIATION SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

ADULT; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOMETRY; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860786147     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.01.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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