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Towards a Greener Radiology: A Comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment Framework for Diagnostic Imaging Cover

Towards a Greener Radiology: A Comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment Framework for Diagnostic Imaging

Environmental and Climate Technologies
Volume 28 (2024): Issue 1 (January 2024)
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|Aug 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2024-0024 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8837 | Journal ISSN: 1691-5208
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Language: English
Page range: 303 - 311
Submitted on: Apr 2, 2024
Accepted on: Jul 23, 2024
Published on: Aug 31, 2024
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 times per year
Keywords:
Electricity consumption,
Environmental sustainability,
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions,
Healthcare sector,
Radiology,
Research methodology
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Life sciences, other

© 2024 Andrea Roletto, Anna Savio, Beatrice Marchi, Simone Zanoni, published by Riga Technical University
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