Video from ECR 2019: Mathias Prokop on lung cancer screening

Feb 28, 2019

What are the essential aspects to consider when starting a lung cancer screening program using low-dose CT? And why are quality assurance and standardization such important areas? Dr. Mathias Prokop from Nijmegen, the Netherlands, provides some answers, and also gives some general advice to aspiring researchers.

Video from ECR 2019: Mathias Prokop on lung cancer screening VIENNA – What are the essential aspects to consider when starting a lung cancer screening program using low-dose CT? And why are quality assurance and standardization such important areas? Dr. Mathias Prokop from Nijmegen, the Netherlands, provides some answers, and also gives some general advice to aspiring researchers. Caption: Dr. Mathias Prokop from Nijmegen Video produced by Christof. G. Pelz I GRAFIFANT Creation. Grafik. Photo I www.grafifant.at
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