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Fred A. Mettler
Researcher at United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Publications - 42
Citations - 4824
Fred A. Mettler is an academic researcher from United States Department of Veterans Affairs. The author has contributed to research in topics: Parkinsonism & Cortex (anatomy). The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 40 publications receiving 4484 citations. Previous affiliations of Fred A. Mettler include University of Mississippi Medical Center.
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Effective Doses in Radiology and Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine: A Catalog
TL;DR: Effective dose provides an approximate indicator of potential detriment from ionizing radiation and should be used as one parameter in evaluating the appropriateness of examinations involving ionizing Radiation.
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Projected cancer risks from computed tomographic scans performed in the United States in 2007.
Amy Berrington de Gonzalez,Mahadevappa Mahesh,Kwang Pyo Kim,Mythreyi Bhargavan,Mythreyi Bhargavan,Rebecca S. Lewis,Fred A. Mettler,Charles E. Land +7 more
TL;DR: These detailed estimates highlight several areas of CT scan use that make large contributions to the total cancer risk, including several scan types and age groups with a high frequency of use or scans involving relatively high doses, in which risk-reduction efforts may be warranted.
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Radiologic and nuclear medicine studies in the United States and worldwide: frequency, radiation dose, and comparison with other radiation sources--1950-2007.
Fred A. Mettler,Mythreyi Bhargavan,Keith Faulkner,Debbie B. Gilley,Joel E. Gray,Geoffrey S. Ibbott,Jill Lipoti,Mahadevappa Mahesh,John L. McCrohan,Michael G. Stabin,Bruce R. Thomadsen,Terry T. Yoshizumi +11 more
TL;DR: The U.S. National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements and United Nations Scientific Committee on Effects of Atomic Radiation each conducted respective assessments of all radiation sources in the United States and worldwide and to compare the results with historical information.
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The extrapyramidal system: an experimental demonstration of function
TL;DR: Stimulation of the corpus striatum by previous investigators has consistently failed to give definitive results, and only that of Wilson is above criticism.