Federal regulations (effective June 2006) require dose monitors on all new fluoroscopes: how will this help clinicians keep track of patient dose?
Balter
Stephen
S
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10021, USA. sbalter@aol.com
Detorie
Nicholas A
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Mahesh
Mahadevappa
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