Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 4, Issue 5 , Pages 272-284 , May 2007

American College of Radiology White Paper on Radiation Dose in Medicine

  • E. Stephen Amis Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY.
    • ,
  • Priscilla F. Butler, MS

      Affiliations

    • American College of Radiology, Reston, Va.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author and reprints: Priscilla F. Butler, MS, American College of Radiology, 1891 Preston White Drive, Reston, VA 20191
    • ,
  • Kimberly E. Applegate, MD

      Affiliations

    • Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Ind.
    • ,
  • Steven B. Birnbaum, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associated Radiologists, P.A., Nashua, NH.
    • ,
  • Libby F. Brateman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Fla.
    • ,
  • James M. Hevezi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • South Texas Radio Surgery Associates, San Antonio, Tex.
    • ,
  • Fred A. Mettler, MD

      Affiliations

    • New Mexico Federal Regional Medical Center, Albuquerque, NM.
    • ,
  • Richard L. Morin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Fla.
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  • Michael J. Pentecost, MD

      Affiliations

    • Kaiser Permanente, Washington, DC.
    • ,
  • Geoffrey G. Smith, MD

      Affiliations

    • Casper Medical Imaging, Casper, Wyo.
    • ,
  • Keith J. Strauss, MS

      Affiliations

    • Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass.
    • ,
  • Robert K. Zeman, MD

      Affiliations

    • George Washington University, Washington, DC.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2007.03.002

Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 4, Issue 5 , Pages 272-284 , May 2007

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