The best way to reduce patient radiation exposure is to:
a. expose routine radiographs.
b. determine the risk/benefit ratio prior to exposure.
c. develop office policy for the maximum number of exposures permissible per patient.
d. use evidence-based selection criteria for prescribing radiographs.
d. The most important way to ensure that the patient receives a reasonably low dose of radiation is to use evidence-based selection criteria when determining which patients need radiographs.
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