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X-ray equipment in medical diagnosis : part A : recommended safety procedures for installation and use : safety code 20A

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Canada. Healthy Environment and Consumer Safety Branch. [Ottawa, ON]: Health Canada , 1999.

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Corporate Author: Canada. Healthy Environment and Consumer Safety Branch

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: Health Canada

Publication Date: 1999

Series: Safety code 20A

Subjects: Radiation Protection - standards; Radiography - instrumentation; Equipment Safety; X-rays - standards

ISBN: 00662290348

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Specification and acceptance testing of computed tomography scanners : report of Task Group 2 Diagnostic X-ray Imaging Committee

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American Association of Physicists in Medicine. New York, NY: American Institute of Physics, Inc. , 1993.

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Call Number: WN440 A512 1993 v.39

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Corporate Author: American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: American Institute of Physics, Inc.

Publication Date: 1993

Series: AAPM report 39

Subjects: Tomography; Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed; Diagnostic Imaging

ISBN: 1563962306

ISSN: 02717344

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: WN440 A512 1993 v.39

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Computed tomography for technologists : a comprehensive text

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Romans, Lois E. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , 2011.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WN206 R758c 2011

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Author: Romans, Lois E

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: xviii, 379 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Tomography, X-Ray Computed

ISBN: 9780781777513

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Library

Call Number: WN206 R758c 2011

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Computed tomography for technologists : a comprehensive text

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Romans, Lois E. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer , [2019]. 2nd ed.

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Call Number: WN206 R758c 2019

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Author: Romans, Lois E.

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date: [2019]

Physical Description: xviii, 385 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Tomography, X-Ray Computed

ISBN: 978149637585

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Library

Call Number: WN206 R758c 2019

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Cardiac catheterization equipment performance : report of task group 17 Diagnostic X-ray Imaging Committee

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American Association of Physicists in Medicine. Madison, WI: American Association of Physicists in Medicine , 2001.

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Call Number: WN440 A512 2001 v.70

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Corporate Author: American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Place of Publication: Madison, WI

Publisher: American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Publication Date: 2001

Series: AAPM report 70

Subjects: Heart Catheterization; Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; Radiometry; Laboratories

ISBN: 1888340282

ISSN: 02717344

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: WN440 A512 2001 v.70

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Equipment requirements and quality control for mammography : report of Task Group 7 Diagnostic X-ray Imaging

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American Association of Physicists in Medicine. New York, NY: American Institute of Physics, Inc. , 1990.

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Call Number: WN440 A512 1990 v.29

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Corporate Author: American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Editor: Jaffe, Martin

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: American Institute of Physics, Inc.

Publication Date: 1990

Series: AAPM report 29

Subjects: Mammography; Quality Control; Equipment and Supplies; Diagnostic Imaging

ISBN: 0883188074

ISSN: 02717344

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: WN440 A512 1990 v.29

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Computed tomography : physical principles, clinical applications and quality control

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Seeram, Euclid. Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders Company , 2000. 2nd ed.

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Call Number: WN160 S453 2000

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Author: Seeram, Euclid

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: W.B. Saunders Company

Publication Date: 2000

Subjects: Tomography, X-Ray Computed

ISBN: 0721681735

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Victoria Library

Call Number: WN160 S453 2000

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Computed tomography : physical principles, clinical applications, and quality control

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Seeram, Euclid. Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders Company , 2009. 3rd ed.

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Call Number: WN160 S453 2009

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Seeram, Euclid

Edition: 3rd ed.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: W.B. Saunders Company

Publication Date: 2009

Physical Description: xix, 536 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Tomography, X-Ray Computed

ISBN: 9781416028956; 1416028951

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Surrey Library; Abbotsford Library

Call Number: WN160 S453 2009

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Computed tomography : physical principles, clinical applications and quality control

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Seeram, Euclid. Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders Company , 1994.

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Call Number: WN160 S453 1994

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Author: Seeram, Euclid

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: W.B. Saunders Company

Publication Date: 1994

Subjects: Tomography, X-Ray Computed

ISBN: 0721667104

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: WN160 S453 1994

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Computed tomography : fundamentals, system technology, image quality, applications

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Kalendar, Willi A. Erlangen: Publicis Corporate Publishing , 2005. 2nd rev. ed.

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Call Number: WN160 K14 2005

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Author: Kalendar, Willi A

Edition: 2nd rev. ed.

Place of Publication: Erlangen

Publisher: Publicis Corporate Publishing

Publication Date: 2005

Subjects: Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Tomography

ISBN: 3895782165

Language: English

Material Type: Book; CD

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WN160 K14 2005

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Introduction to megavoltage x-ray dose computations algorithms

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Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press , 2019.

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Call Number: QZ269 I61b 2019

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Editor: Battista, Jerry J.

Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.

Publisher: CRC Press

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: xxx, 417 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Series: Series in medical physics and biomedical engineering

Subjects: Neoplasms -- Radiotherapy; Radiotherapy Dosage; X-Ray Therapy; Health Physics

ISBN: 9780367780517; 9781138056848

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: QZ269 I61b 2019

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Radiation protection for procedures performed outside the radiology department

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2000.

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Call Number: WN650 N39 2000 v.133

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Corporate Author: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication: [Bethesda, MD]

Publisher: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date: 2000

Series: NCRP report 133

Subjects: Radiation Protection; Radiology Department, Hospital

ISBN: 0929600665

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: WN650 N39 2000 v.133

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Protocols for the radiation safety surveys of diagnostic radiological equipment : a report of the Diagnostic X-ray Imaging Committee Task Group

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American Association of Physicists in Medicine. New York, NY: American Institute of Physics, Inc. , 1988.

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Call Number: WN440 A512 1988 v.25

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Corporate Author: American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Editor: Lin, Pei-Jan Paul

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: American Institute of Physics, Inc.

Publication Date: 1988

Series: AAPM report 25

Subjects: Radiography - standards; Radiography - instrumentation; Safety - standards

ISBN: 0883185741

ISSN: 02717344

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: WN440 A512 1988 v.25

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Neutron measurements around high energy X-ray radiotherapy machines : a report of Task Group 27 Radiation Therapy Committee

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American Association of Physicists in Medicine. New York, NY: American Institute of Physics, Inc. , 1987.

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Call Number: WN440 A512 1987 v.19

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Corporate Author: American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Editor: Nath, Ravinder

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: American Institute of Physics, Inc.

Publication Date: 1987

Series: AAPM report 19

Subjects: Neutrons; X-Rays; Equipment and Supplies; Radiotherapy; Radiation Dosage; Radiotherapy, High Energy; Radiometry - methods

ISBN: 0883185180

ISSN: 02717344

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: WN440 A512 1987 v.19

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Radiation safety aspects of nanotechnology : recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2017.

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Table of Contents:; 1. Executive Summary -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Scope -- 1.3 Conclusions and Recommendations -- 1.3.1 General -- 1.3.2 Operational Health Physics -- 1.3.3 Internal Dosimetry -- 1.3.4 Summary -- 2. Introduction -- 2.1 Background -- 2.2 Purpose -- 3. Types and Sources of Nanomateria…

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Corporate Author: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication: [Bethesda, MD]

Publisher: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 1 online resource

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; NCRP report 176

Subjects: Nanoparticles; Radiation Exposure - adverse effects; Radiation Protection - methods; Radiometry; Safety Management - methods; Nanotechnology - standards; United States; Guideline

Abstract: Table of Contents:; 1. Executive Summary -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Scope -- 1.3 Conclusions and Recommendations -- 1.3.1 General -- 1.3.2 Operational Health Physics -- 1.3.3 Internal Dosimetry -- 1.3.4 Summary -- 2. Introduction -- 2.1 Background -- 2.2 Purpose -- 3. Types and Sources of Nanomaterials Including Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Naturally Occurring and Incidentally Produced Nanomaterials -- 3.3 Radiation-Induced Synthesis of Nanomaterials -- 3.4 Radioactive Nanomaterials -- 3.4.1 Naturally Occurring Radioactive Nanomaterials -- 3.4.2 Incidentally Produced Radioactive Nanomaterials -- 3.4.3 Radiolabeled Nanomaterials -- 4. Physicochemical Concerns for Exposure to Nanoparticles -- 4.1 Nanoparticle Physicochemical Properties -- 4.1.1 Deposition Within the Respiratory Tract -- 4.1.2 Translocation Across Organ Membranes -- 4.1.3 Surface Area and Reactivity in Biological Systems -- 4.1.4 Particle Shape -- 4.1.5 Particle Agglomeration -- 4.1.6 Material Dispersibility -- 4.1.7 Material Surface Charge -- 4.2 Nanoparticle Exposure Experiences Involving Humans -- 4.2.1 Magic Nano Event -- 4.2.2 Event in China -- 4.2.3 Nickel Sensitization Case -- 4.2.4 Polymer and Metal Fume Experience -- 4.3 Guidance on Managing Physicochemical Concerns for Exposure to Nanoparticles -- 5. Operational Health Physics in a Nanotechnology Environment -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.1.1 Attention to the Physicochemical Toxicity of Radioactive Nanomaterials -- 5.1.2 Changes that May be Needed for Internal Dosimetry -- 5.1.3 Changes that May be Needed for Dispersion of Airborne Particles -- 5.1.4 Summary of Radiation Program Elements Applicable to Working with Radioactive Nanomaterials -- 5.2 Hierarchy of Exposure Controls for Facility and Process Design -- 5.2.1 Elimination and Substitution -- 5.2.2 Engineered Controls; 5.2.3 Administrative Controls -- 5.2.4 Personal Protective Equipment -- 5.3 Use of Radioactive Nanomaterials in Medical Settings -- 5.4 Management and Disposal of Radioactive Nanomaterial Waste -- 5.5 Control of Public Exposure -- 5.6 Emergency Response -- 5.7 Incident Investigation -- 5.8 Effective Risk Communication -- 6. Nanoparticle Issues for Internal Radiation Dosimetry -- 6.1 Framework for Considering Radioactive Nanoparticle Internal Dosimetry -- 6.2 General Approach to Biokinetic Modeling for Intakes of Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.3 Radiation Dosimetry of Inhaled Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.3.1 Deposition of Inhaled Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.3.2 Clearance of Inhaled Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.3.3 Respiratory Tract Dosimetry for Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.4 Radiation Dosimetry of Ingested Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.5 Radiation Dosimetry of Radioactive Nanoparticles for Intact Skin -- 6.6 Radiation Dosimetry of Radioactive Nanoparticles in Wounds -- 6.7 Biokinetics of Nanoparticles that Affect Internal Dosimetry -- 6.7.1 Regional Deposition of Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.7.2 Biokinetic Characteristics of Inhaled Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.7.3 Biokinetics Example: Monomeric and Polymeric Plutonium -- 7. Dose Assessment and Medical Management for Individuals Exposed to Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 7.1 Approaches for Dose Assessment -- 7.2 Occupational Exposure and Dose Assessment Scenario: Plutonium Processing Facility -- 7.3 Impact of Radioactive Nanoparticles on Dose Assessment -- 7.4 Impact of Radioactive Nanoparticles on Medical Management Decisions -- 8. Conclusions and Recommendations -- 8.1 Hazard and Exposure Assessment -- 8.1.1 Conclusions -- 8.1.2 Recommendations -- 8.2 Operational Health Physics -- 8.2.1 Conclusions -- 8.2.2 Recommendations -- 8.3 Nanoparticle Issues for Radiation Dosimetry; 8.3.1 Conclusions -- 8.3.2 Recommendations -- 8.4 Dose Assessment and Medical Management -- 8.4.1 Conclusions -- 8.4.2 Recommendations -- Appendix A. Radiolabeled Nanoparticles -- A.1 Use of Radionuclides to Characterize and Quantitate Nanoparticle Contents -- A.2 Radiolabeled Nanoparticles for Biokinetic and Toxicologic Investigations -- A.3 Radiolabeled Nanoparticles for Diagnostic Medicine -- A.4 Radiolabeled Nanoparticles for Medical Imaging -- A.5 Radiolabeled Nanoparticles for Therapeutic Medicine -- A.6 Use of Radiation-Induced Emissions and Hyperthermal Effects from Nanoparticles in Therapeutic Medicine -- Appendix B. Biokinetic Models -- B.1 Fate of Nanoparticles in the Lungs -- B.2 Particle Clearance and Translocation Pathways -- B.3 Exposure and Biokinetics of Ingested Nanoparticles -- B.4 Human and Animal Studies Using Radioactive Nanoparticles -- Appendix C. Key Concepts for Understanding Nanoparticle Aerosol Properties and Behaviors -- C.1 Introduction -- C.2 A Range of Mechanisms Influence Particle Motion and Collection -- C.3 Behavior of Airborne Nanoparticles is Dominated by Brownian Diffusion -- C.4 Particle Volume Equivalent Diameter, Thermodynamic Diameter, and Aerodynamic Equivalent Diameter are Related -- C.5 Particle Size Distributions are Frequently Lognormal -- C.6 Nanoparticles Dominate the Count Distribution -- C.7 Nanoparticles Exist to Some Extent in the Majority of Occupational Aerosols -- C.8 Smaller Particles have a Greater Fraction of Their Atoms at the Particle Surface -- C.9 Number Concentrations of Concern Depend on the Material of Concern -- C.10 Realistic Airborne Particle Number Concentrations can be Limited by Coagulation -- C.11 Smaller Particles are More Difficult to Dislodge from Surfaces than Larger Particles -- Abbreviations, Acronyms and Symbols -- Glossary -- References -- Scientific Committee and Staff; The NCRP -- Officers -- Members -- Distinguished Emeritus Members -- Lauriston S. Taylor Lectures -- Warren K. Sinclair Keynote Addresses -- Thomas S. Tenforde Topical Lectures -- NCRP Publications -- NCRP Reports -- NCRP Commentaries -- Proceedings of the Annual Meeting -- Lauriston S. Taylor Lectures -- Warren K. Sinclair Keynote Addresses -- Thomas S. Tenforde Topical Lectures -- Symposium Proceedings -- NCRP Statements -- Other Documents

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ISBN: 9780913392041; 9780913392027

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

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Radiation dose management for fluoroscopically-guided interventional medical procedures

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2011.

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Corporate Author: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication: [Bethesda, MD]

Publisher: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date: 2011

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; NCRP report 168; Ebrary books

Subjects: Fluoroscopy - instrumentation; Radiography, Interventional - adverse effects; Radiation Protection; Radiation Dosage; Equipment Safety

ISBN: 9780982384367

Language: English

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Self-assessment of radiation-safety programs : recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2010.

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Corporate Author: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication: [Bethesda, MD]

Publisher: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date: 2010

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; NCRP report 162; Ebrary books

Subjects: Radiation Protection - standatrds; Radiation, Ionizing; Safety Management - standards; Professional Competence; Program Evaluation - standards; Practice Guideline

ISBN: 9780982384305

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