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McCready, V.R., Dizdarevic, S. Nuclear medicine RIP (radiation induced phobia); improving the image. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 45, 2475–2477 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-018-4168-z

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