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Pediatric Radiology
Published in: Pediatric Radiology 10/2010

01-10-2010 | Letter to the Editor

Estimated cumulative radiation dose from PET/CT in children with malignancies

Authors: Michael J. Gelfand, Susan E. Sharp, S. Ted Treves, Frederic H. Fahey, Marguerite T. Parisi, Adam M. Alessio

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 10/2010

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Metadata
Title
Estimated cumulative radiation dose from PET/CT in children with malignancies
Authors
Michael J. Gelfand
Susan E. Sharp
S. Ted Treves
Frederic H. Fahey
Marguerite T. Parisi
Adam M. Alessio
Publication date
01-10-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Pediatric Radiology / Issue 10/2010
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-010-1794-4

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