Body CT: technical advances for improving safety.

Daniele Marin; Rendon C. Nelson; Geoffrey D. Rubin; Sebastian T. Schindera

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Body CT: technical advances for improving safety.

March 4, 2015

Marin D, Nelson RC, Rubin GD, et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011;197(1):33-41.

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This article explores risks associated with full body computed tomography and reviews strategies to guide its safe use.

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