Let's image gently: Reducing excessive reliance on CT scans
Corresponding Author
Lawrence T. Dauer PhD, CHP
Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., New York, NY 10065.===Search for more papers by this authorJean St. Germain MS, CHP, DABMP
Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
Search for more papers by this authorPaul A. Meyers MD
Weill Cornell Medical College, Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
Professor of Pediatrics.
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Lawrence T. Dauer PhD, CHP
Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., New York, NY 10065.===Search for more papers by this authorJean St. Germain MS, CHP, DABMP
Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
Search for more papers by this authorPaul A. Meyers MD
Weill Cornell Medical College, Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
Professor of Pediatrics.
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