Reviews and Commentary
Low Radiation Doses: Small Risks? No Risks? Or Risks to Only a Few?
Published Online:Mar 10 2020https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2020200212
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Article History
Received: Jan 26 2020Revision requested: Feb 5 2020
Revision received: Feb 10 2020
Accepted: Feb 11 2020
Published online: Mar 10 2020
Published in print: May 2020