2018 ACC/HRS/NASCI/SCAI/SCCT Expert Consensus Document on Optimal Use of Ionizing Radiation in Cardiovascular Imaging: Best Practices for Safety and Effectiveness

WRITING COMMITTEE MEMBERS John W. Hirshfeld Jr., MD, FACC, FSCAI, Chair | Victor A. Ferrari, MD, FACC, Co-Chair | Frank M. Bengel, MD† | Lisa Bergersen, MD, MPH, FACC | Charles E. Chambers, MD, FACC, MSCAI‡ | Andrew J. Einstein, MD, PhD, FACC | Mark J. Eisenberg, MD, MPH, FACC | Mark A. Fogel, MD, FACC | Thomas C. Gerber, MD, FACC | David E. Haines, MD, FACC§ | Warren K. Laskey, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI | Marian C. Limacher, MD, FACC | Kenneth J. Nichols, PhD# | Daniel A. Pryma, MD | Gilbert L. Raff, MD, FACCk | Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD, MBA, FNASCI¶ | Donnette Smith** | Arthur E. Stillman, MD, PhD, FNASCI | Suma A. Thomas, MD, MBA, FACC | Thomas T. Tsai, MD, MSc, FACC | Louis K. Wagner, PhD | L. Samuel Wann, MD, MACC

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