Noncontrast Head CT in Children: National Variation in Radiation Dose Indices in the United States

G. Sadigh; N. Kadom; P. Karthik; D. Sengupta; K. J. Strauss; D. Frush; K.E. Applegate

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Noncontrast Head CT in Children: National Variation in Radiation Dose Indices in the United States

G. Sadigh, N. Kadom, P. Karthik, D. Sengupta, K. J. Strauss, D. Frush and K.E. Applegate

American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5719

G. Sadigh

aFrom the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (G.S., N.K.,), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

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N. Kadom

aFrom the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (G.S., N.K.,), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

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P. Karthik

bAmerican College of Radiology (P.K., D.S.), Reston, Virginia

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D. Sengupta

bAmerican College of Radiology (P.K., D.S.), Reston, Virginia

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K. J. Strauss

cDepartment of Radiology (K.J.S.), University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio

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D. Frush

dDepartment of Radiology (D.F.), Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

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K.E. Applegate

eDepartment of Radiology (K.E.A.), University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.

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American Journal of Neuroradiology Jul 2018, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5719

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Noncontrast Head CT in Children: National Variation in Radiation Dose Indices in the United States

G. Sadigh, N. Kadom, P. Karthik, D. Sengupta, K. J. Strauss, D. Frush, K.E. Applegate

American Journal of Neuroradiology Jul 2018, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A5719

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