Techniques in Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 176-182 , September 2010

Patient Radiation Management and Preprocedure Planning and Consent

  • Michael S. Stecker, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Michael S. Stecker, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Division of Angiography and Interventional Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115

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doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2010.03.007

Techniques in Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 176-182 , September 2010

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