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Federal Guidance Report No. 14: Radiation Protection Guidance for Diagnostic and Interventional X-Ray Procedures

Federal Guidance Report No. 14 provides federal facilities that use diagnostic and interventional x-ray equipment with recommendations for keeping patient doses as low as reasonably achievable without compromising the quality of patient care. This guidance is an update of Federal Guidance Report No. 9, which was issued in 1976.

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Federal Guidance Report No.14 (pdf) (17.84 MB, November 2014, EPA-402-R-10003)

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