Developing an action plan for patient radiation safety in adult cardiovascular medicine.

Pamela S. Douglas; Jeffery Carr; Manuel D. Cerqueira; Jennifer E. Cummings; Thomas C. Gerber; Debabrata Mukherjee; Allen J. Taylor

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Developing an action plan for patient radiation safety in adult cardiovascular medicine.

June 1, 2012

Douglas PS, Carr J, Cerqueira MD, et al. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2012;5(3):400-14.

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This report reviews experts' recommendations to improve radiation safety in cardiology.

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