Understanding X-rays (cont.)Medical Author:
Benjamin Wedro, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Benjamin Wedro, MD, FACEP, FAAEMDr. Ben Wedro practices emergency medicine at Gundersen Clinic, a regional trauma center in La Crosse, Wisconsin. His background includes undergraduate and medical studies at the University of Alberta, a Family Practice internship at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario and residency training in Emergency Medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Medical Editor:
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical EditorMelissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology. IN THIS ARTICLEAuthors and EditorsAuthor: Benjamin C. Wedro, MD, FAAEM Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD Previous contributing authors and editors:
Author: John R Cameron, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Departments of Medical Physics,
Radiology and Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Visiting Professor,
Departments of Radiation Oncology and Physics, University of Florida. References1. Matanoski GM. Health effects of low-level radiation in shipyard workers final report. Baltimore, Md: 1991. 2. National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement. Exposure of the US population from diagnostic radiation. 1989. NCRP Report. Last Editorial Review: 3/16/2009 |
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