2010 ACR presidential address: Patient-focused radiology: Taking charge of radiation dose

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 837-844

  Rumack, Carol M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACR accreditation; ACR CT dose registry; Patient focused; patient safety; radiation dose and overdose

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ONCOLOGY; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; REGISTER; REVIEW; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 84928096471     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2010.07.003     Document Type: Review

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