ACR white paper on radiation dose in medicine: Three years later

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 865-870

  Amis Jr , E Stephen ^a   Butler, Priscilla F ^b  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

exposure to patients and personnel; Radiation dose; radiation exposure; radiation risk; radiation safety; radiations

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; IMAGING SYSTEM; IONIZING RADIATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SAFETY; REVIEW;

EID: 84928096790     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2010.04.006     Document Type: Review

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