Familiarity with radiation exposure dose from diagnostic imaging for acute pulmonary embolism and current patterns of practice

Authors

Justin S. Ahn, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Marcia L. Edmonds, Schulich School of Medicine & DentistryFollow
Shelley L. McLeod, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Jonathan F. Dreyer, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2014

Journal

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volume

16

Issue

5

First Page

393

Last Page

404

URL with Digital Object Identifier

10.2310/8000.2013.131118

Abstract

Objective: To assess the current level of knowledge and practice patterns of emergency physicians regarding radiation exposure from diagnostic imaging modalities for investigating acute pulmonary embolism (PE).