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World J Radiol. Jul 28, 2010; 2(7): 262-268
Published online Jul 28, 2010. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v2.i7.262
Patient dose considerations in computed tomography examinations
Ioannis A Tsalafoutas, Georgios V Koukourakis
Ioannis A Tsalafoutas, Department of Medical Physics, Agios Savvas Hospital, 171 Alexandras Avenue, 115 22, Athens, Greece
Georgios V Koukourakis, Second Department of Radiation Oncology, Agios Savvas Hospital, 171 Alexandras Avenue, 115 22, Athens, Greece
Author contributions: Tsalafoutas IA made the literature research and wrote the first draft of this manuscript; Koukourakis GV assisted in the literature research, edited the draft and helped in the structure of the manuscript; both authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Ioannis A Tsalafoutas, PhD, Department of Medical Physics, Agios Savvas Hospital, 171 Alexandras Avenue, 115 22, Athens, Greece. j_tsalas@hotmail.com
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Received: April 20, 2010
Revised: June 18, 2010
Accepted: June 25, 2010
Published online: July 28, 2010
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