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NCRP Report 160 and What It Means for Medical Imaging and Nuclear Medicine

Norman E. Bolus
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology December 2013, 41 (4) 255-260; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.113.128728
Norman E. Bolus
Nuclear Medicine Technology Program, Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences Department, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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vol. 41 no. 4 255-260
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.113.128728
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24179182

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0091-4916
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  • Received for publication July 3, 2013
  • Accepted for publication September 16, 2013
  • Published online December 4, 2013.

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  1. Nuclear Medicine Technology Program, Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences Department, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
  1. For correspondence or reprints contact: Norman E. Bolus, Nuclear Medicine Technology Program, Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences Department, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1705 University Blvd., SHPB 446, Birmingham, AL 35294-1212. E-mail: bolusn@uab.edu
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