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Editorial
. 2023 Mar 23;9(2):717-720.
doi: 10.3390/tomography9020057.

Optimizing Communication of Radiation Exposure in Medical Imaging, the Radiologist Challenge

Chiara Pozzessere  1   2
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Editorial

Optimizing Communication of Radiation Exposure in Medical Imaging, the Radiologist Challenge

Chiara Pozzessere. Tomography. .

Abstract

Since I started my residency program in Radiology, I have been committed to promoting radiation protection, paying particular attention to the justification and optimization of the examinations [...].

Keywords: ChatGPT; computed tomography; patient communication; patient information; radiation exposure; radiation protection.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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