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Sweating the Small Stuff: Pitfalls in the Use of Radiation Detection Instruments

Jennifer Lynne Prekeges
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology June 2014, 42 (2) 81-91; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.113.133173
Jennifer Lynne Prekeges
Bellevue College, Bellevue, Washington
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vol. 42 no. 2 81-91
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https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.113.133173
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24627414

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Society of Nuclear Medicine
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0091-4916
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  • Received for publication September 25, 2013
  • Accepted for publication January 30, 2014
  • Published online June 2, 2014.

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  1. Bellevue College, Bellevue, Washington
  1. For correspondence or reprints contact: Jennifer Lynne Prekeges, Bellevue College, 3000 Landerholm Circle SE, Bellevue, WA 98007-6484. E-mail: jennifer.prekeges@bellevuecollege.edu
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