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New knowledge about CT usage and dose optimisation in children, but a major question is still unanswered

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  1. Department of Paediatric Radiology, University Hospital, Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 34, Graz, Styria, 8036, Austria

    Richard Fotter

  2. Radiology Department, Children’s University Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin 1 1, Ireland

    Veronica Donogue

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Fotter, R., Donogue, V. New knowledge about CT usage and dose optimisation in children, but a major question is still unanswered. Pediatr Radiol 41, 801–802 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-011-2129-9

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