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American Academy of Dermatology American Association of Physicists in Medicine American College of Medical Physics American College of Nuclear Physicians American College of Radiology American Dental Association American Industrial Hygiene Association American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine American Insurance Association... 

Note. LDso equals dose at which 50% of the population exposed will die. LDioo equals dose as which 100% of the population exposed will die. Reprinted with permission trom Managing Radiation MedicaiEmergencies, by R. E. Linnemann, 2001, Philadelphia Radiation Management Consultants and Radiation Disasters Preparedness and Responses for Radioiogy, by the American College of Radiology, 2002, Reston, VA Author. 

QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN RECEIVING AND CARING FOR RADIOLOGICAL PATIENTS (AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY, 2002)... 

American College of Radiology. (2002). Radiation disasters Preparedness and response for radiology. Reston, VA Author. Berger, M. E., Hurtado, R., Dunlap, J., Mutchinick, O., Valasco, M. G., Tostado, R. A., et al. (1997). Accidental radiation injury to the hand Anatomical and physiological consideration. Health Physics, 72(3), 343-348. 

American College of Radiology Committee on Dmgs and Contrast Media. (2004). In ACR Manual on Contrast Media. 3th edn., American College of Radiology, Reston, VA, pp. 13-19. 

Overall, using one of these techniques, an expected reduction rate of at least 70% would be expected, with a perforation rate of approximately 1% or less. Guidelines to the performance of intussusception reduction are published by various bodies (American College of Radiology 1997 see also BSPR Standards for intussusception reduction, www.bspr.org.uk/intuss.doc) and the clinician should be aware of these pertaining to his region of practice. 

American College of Radiology (1997) Standard for the performance of pediatric contrast enema examinations. Revised 2001 (Res 28)... 

American College of Radiology (2004) ACR guideline for pediatric sedation/anaigesia. http //www acr org/, January 1 accessed on 11-5-2007... 

American Association of Physicists in Medicine (1990) Equipment Requirements and quality control for mammography, AAPM Rep. 29, New York American College of Radiology (1999) Mammography quality control manual. Reston, VA... 

American College of Radiology (2007) ACR practice guidelines for the performance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRl) of the breast. Arch Oncol 15(l-2) 37-41... 

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