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Medical Physics / Volume 37 / Issue 7 / POINT/COUNTERPOINT

Med. Phys. 37, 3497 (2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.3377778 (4 pages)

The use of effective dose for medical procedures is inappropriate

Caridad Borrás, D.Sc.

Radiological Physics and Health Services Consultant, Washington, D.C. 20007 and Visiting Professor, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil (Tel: 202-257-5508; E-mail: cariborras@starpower.net)

Walter Huda, Ph.D.

Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425 (Tel: 843-792-5977; E-mail: huda@musc.edu)

Colin G. Orton, Ph.D., Moderator
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(Received 3 March 2010; accepted 4 March 2010; published online 15 June 2010)

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  1. OVERVIEW
  2. FOR THE PROPOSITION: Caridad Borrás, D.Sc.
    1. Opening statement
  3. AGAINST THE PROPOSITION: Walter Huda, Ph.D.
    1. Opening statement
    2. Rebuttal: Caridad Borrás, D.Sc.
    3. Rebuttal: Walter Huda, Ph.D.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.3377778

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diagnostic radiography, dosimetry, patient diagnosis, radiation protection, radiation therapy

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