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Nuclear medicine staff exposure to ionising radiation in 18F-FDG PET/CT practice: a preliminary retrospective study Cover

Nuclear medicine staff exposure to ionising radiation in 18F-FDG PET/CT practice: a preliminary retrospective study

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|Sep 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aiht-2021-72-3517 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
Language: English, Croatian, Slovenian
Page range: 216 - 224
Submitted on: Dec 1, 2020
Accepted on: Sep 1, 2021
Published on: Sep 28, 2021
Published by: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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