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Strategies of dose reduction

  • Session III: The Role of The Pediatric Radiologist in Dose Reduction
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Frush, D.P. Strategies of dose reduction. Ped Radiol 32, 293–297 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-002-0684-9

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