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Noncontrast Head CT in Children: National Variation in Radiation Dose Indices in the United States
G. Sadigh, N. Kadom, P. Karthik, D. Sengupta, K. J. Strauss, D. Frush and K.E. Applegate
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5719
G. Sadigh
aFrom the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (G.S., N.K.,), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
N. Kadom
aFrom the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (G.S., N.K.,), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
P. Karthik
bAmerican College of Radiology (P.K., D.S.), Reston, Virginia
D. Sengupta
bAmerican College of Radiology (P.K., D.S.), Reston, Virginia
K. J. Strauss
cDepartment of Radiology (K.J.S.), University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
D. Frush
dDepartment of Radiology (D.F.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
K.E. Applegate
eDepartment of Radiology (K.E.A.), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
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Noncontrast Head CT in Children: National Variation in Radiation Dose Indices in the United States
G. Sadigh, N. Kadom, P. Karthik, D. Sengupta, K. J. Strauss, D. Frush, K.E. Applegate
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jul 2018, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5719
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