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Radiation exposure in diagnostic imaging—use, misuse, or abuse? Part I: The background and science of medical radiation

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  1. Division of Cardiology, Harper University Hospital, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 3990 John R, 4 Hudson, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA

    Kim Allan Williams Sr. MD, FACC, FAHA, FASNC

  2. Department of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA

    Kalyani Ballapuram MD

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Williams, K.A., Ballapuram, K. Radiation exposure in diagnostic imaging—use, misuse, or abuse? Part I: The background and science of medical radiation. J. Nucl. Cardiol. 18, 566–569 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-011-9402-z

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