Low-dose radiation cancer risk hypothesis may lead to 'radiophobia'-driven imaging avoidance?

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¹ Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Larissa, University of Thessaly, Mezourlo, 41110, Larissa, Greece.
² Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Larissa, University of Thessaly, Mezourlo, 41110, Larissa, Greece. research.info@protonmail.ch.

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G Angelidis et al. J Nucl Cardiol. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;27(3):1050.

doi: 10.1007/s12350-018-1354-0. Epub 2018 Jun 28.

¹ Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Larissa, University of Thessaly, Mezourlo, 41110, Larissa, Greece.
² Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Larissa, University of Thessaly, Mezourlo, 41110, Larissa, Greece. research.info@protonmail.ch.

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