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RESEARCH LETTER
Exposure of pregnant women to ionizing radiation during interventional radiology and computed tomography procedures
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Department of Medical Imaging Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Department of Medical Physics, Copernicus Memorial Hospital in Lodz, Comprehensive Cancer Center and Traumatology, Lodz, Poland
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Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine (NIOM), Lodz, Poland
Submission date: 2025-06-16
Acceptance date: 2025-07-20
Online publication date: 2025-08-19
Corresponding author
Michał Biegała
Department of Medical Imaging Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Narutowicza 60, 90-136 Lodz, Poland
Department of Medical Imaging Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Narutowicza 60, 90-136 Lodz, Poland
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