Effects of a radiation dose reduction strategy for computed tomography in severely injured trauma patients in the emergency department: an observational study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Severely injured trauma patients are exposed to clinically significant radiation doses from computed tomography (CT) imaging in the emergency department. Moreover, this radiation exposure is associated with an increased risk of cance...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-11-01
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| Series: | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sjtrem.com/content/19/1/67 |