Techniques in Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 200-203 , September 2010

Mandatory Radiation Safety Training for Interventionalists: The European Perspective

  • Eliseo Vano, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Eliseo Vano, PhD, Radiology Department, Medicine School, Complutense University of Madrid, San Carlos University Hospital, 28040 Madrid, Spain

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PII: S1089-2516(10)00020-X

doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2010.03.011

Techniques in Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 200-203 , September 2010

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