Radiography
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 189-202 , August 2006

An inventory of biomedical imaging physics elements-of-competence for diagnostic radiography education in Europe

  • Carmel J. Caruana

      Affiliations

    • University of Malta, Institute of Health Care, St Lukes Hospital, Gwardamangia, Malta
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +356 99486920.
    • ,
  • Jaromir Plasek

      Affiliations

    • Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Institute of Physics, Division of Biophysics, Prague, Czech Republic

Received 5 May 2005 ,Accepted 21 July 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2005.07.005

Radiography
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 189-202 , August 2006

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