Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 39-45 , February 2010

Radiation Safety With Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography

  • Catherine E. Devine, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Catherine E. Devine, MD, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1273, Houston, TX 77030
    • ,
  • Osama Mawlawi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Imaging Physics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas

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doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2009.09.005

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