, PhD Radiation Risks of Medical Imaging : Separating Fact from Fantasy
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312 radiology.rsna.org Radiology: Volume 264: Number 2—August 2012 1 From the Department of Radiology (W.R.H., M.K.O.), Section of Nuclear Medicine (M.K.O.), Mayo Clinic, 725 11th St NW, Rochester, MN 55901. From the 2011 RSNA Annual Meeting. Received December 16, 2011; revision requested February 2, 2012; revision received February 10; accepted March 16; final version accepted April 13. Address correspondence to W.R.H. (e-mail: whendee @mcw.edu).
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