Don't let radiation scare trump patient care: 10 ways you can harm your patients by fear of radiation-induced cancer from diagnostic imaging
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Don't let radiation scare trump patient care: 10 ways you can harm your patients by fear of radiation-induced cancer from diagnostic imaging.
To cite: Brody AS, Guillerman RP. Thorax Published Online First: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl2014-205499 RADIATION For many people, the term radiation is linked to atomic bombs, cancer and death. Even without these associations, ionising radiation in the form of X-rays is frightening. Acute exposure to X-rays cannot be sensed in any way, yet can be lethal within days or...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0040-6376,1468-3296
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-205499