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Reduction of Patient Anxiety in PET/CT Imaging by Improving Communication Between Patient and Technologist

Shelley N. Acuff, Yong C. Bradley, Patrick Barlow and Dustin R. Osborne
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology September 2014, 42 (3) 211-217; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.114.139915
Shelley N. Acuff
1Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, Tennessee; and
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1Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, Tennessee; and
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vol. 42 no. 3 211-217
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.114.139915
PubMed 
25033886

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Society of Nuclear Medicine
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0091-4916
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1535-5675
History 
  • Received for publication March 4, 2014
  • Accepted for publication May 6, 2014
  • Published online September 4, 2014.

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  1. Shelley N. Acuff, CNMT, RT(R)1,
  2. Yong C. Bradley1,
  3. Patrick Barlow2 and
  4. Dustin R. Osborne1
  1. 1Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, Tennessee; and
  2. 2Office of Medical Education and Research and Development, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, Tennessee
  1. For correspondence or reprints contact: Dustin R. Osborne, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, 1924 Alcoa Hwy., Knoxville, TN 37920.E-mail: dosborne{at}utmck.edu
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