Evaluation of an Asynchronous Virtual Course for Continuing Education in Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine in Latin America: Outcomes and Lessons Learned

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Issue		Radioprotection Volume 60, Number 4, Octobre-Décembre 2025


Page(s)		318 - 327
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/radiopro/2025014
Published online		15 December 2025

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