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. 2019 May;105(10):798-806.
doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-312493. Epub 2019 Feb 18.

Using radiation safely in cardiology: what imagers need to know

Michelle Claire Williams  1 , Christina Stewart  2 , Nicholas W Weir  2 , David E Newby  1
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Using radiation safely in cardiology: what imagers need to know

Michelle Claire Williams et al. Heart. 2019 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: advanced cardiac imaging; cardiac catheterization and angiography; cardiac computer tomographic (ct) imaging; cardiac imaging and diagnostics; cardiac procedures and therapy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: DN has received honoraria and consultancy from Toshiba Medical Systems. MCW has received consultancy from GE Healthcare.

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Estimated relative risk of attributable cancer from CT coronary angiography (CTCA) at different ages (compared with an 80-year-old man undergoing CTCA). Values obtained from ref .
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