Dr. David Rodriguez

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Second Take: Must patients really be warned of radiation risk?
Should radiologists be required to get informed consent from patients before they undergo medical imaging procedures involving radiation? In this Second Take column, radiologists from the University of Pittsburgh assert that such notification is not only burdensome, it undermines the delivery of quality medical care.
December 17, 2013
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