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Prevalence of unjustified emergency department x‐ray examination referrals performed in a regional Queensland hospital: A pilot study

INTRODUCTION: The underpinning principles of radiation protection are justification, optimisation and limitation. Each medical imaging referral that uses ionising radiation must balance the justification of exposure to radiation against the benefits of the examination. Scrutiny of justification is t...

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Autores principales: Rawle, Marnie, Pighills, Alison
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6119727/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30039612
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.287