The American Board of Nuclear Medicine (ABNM) would like to comment on the article by Oates and Guiberteau “Adoption of the 16-Month American Board of Radiology Pathway to Dual Board Certifications...

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In this issue of Academic Radiology , authors’ Scholtz et al investigate whether computed tomography (CT) radiation dose could be decreased without compromising image quality using a combination of...

We thank Dr Segall for his thoughtful comments and appreciate the opportunity to respond. Because our survey was conducted during the 2013–2014 academic year, the American Board of Radiology (ABR),...