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Patient Knowledge and Perception of Radiation Risk in Diagnostic Imaging: A Cross-Sectional Study

BACKGROUND: Informed consent dictates that patients appreciate the risks and benefits of imaging techniques that use ionizing radiation. Computed tomography (CT) and X-ray carry a stochastic lifetime risk of inducing malignancy. This risk is difficult to convey and often overlooked. OBJECTIVE: This...

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Autores principales: Sweetman, Stephen John, Bernard, Jason
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7036680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32128379
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2374373518825118