The Usability Evaluation of the Usefulness of Bismuth Shields in PET/CT Examination
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Park, Hoon-Hee
(Department of Radiological Technology, Shingu College)
Lee, Juyoung (Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei Universtiy) Kim, Ji-Hyeon (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul Medical Center) Nam, Kun-Sik (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center) Lyu, Kwang-Yeul (Department of Radiological Technology, Shingu College) Lee, Tae Soo (Department of Biomedical Enginnering, Chugnbuk National University) |
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