Through the Looking Glass Revisited: The Need for More Meaning and Less Drama in the Reporting of Dose and Dose Reduction in CT

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Bankier, Alexander A. [1 ]
Kressel, Herbert Y. [1 ]
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[1] Radiol Editorial Off, Boston, MA 02199 USA
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COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY; PARAMETERS; RADIOLOGY; INDEX;
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10.1148/radiol.12121145
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R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
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1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
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