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Rehani, M.M.,
Radiation Protection in Newer Imaging Technologies, Radiat. Prot. Dosimetry (Feb. 2010).

Bhojani, N., Capitanio, U., Suardi, N., Jeldres, C., Isbarn, H., Shariat, S.F., Graefen, M., Arjane, P., Duclos, A., Lattouf, J.B., Saad, F., Valiquette, L., Montorsi, F., Perrotte, P., Karakiewicz, P.I.,
The Rate of Secondary Malignancies After Radical Prostatectomy Versus External Beam Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: A Population-Based Study on 17,845 Patients, Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 76 2 (Feb 2010) 342-348.

Broder, J.S., Hollingsworth, C.L., Miller, C.M., Meyer, J.L., Paulson, E.K.,
Prospective Double-Blinded Study of Abdominal-Pelvic Computed Tomography Guided by the Region of Tenderness: Estimation of Detection of Acute Pathology and Radiation Exposure Reduction, Ann. Emerg. Med. (Jan. 2010).

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Incidents resulting in overexposure of patients undergoing CT examination, as reported in recent months, need attention

The radiotherapy accident that led to the death of Mr. Scott Jerome-Parks in New York

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2010 Annual meeting of the NCRP being held on 8-9 March in Bethesda, USA is devoted to this topic

The information about IAEA training events and meetings under TC and about the international conference is now available

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