A pulse check on environmental sustainability awareness in Asia-Oceania

Evelyn Lai Ming Ho; Danny Hing Yan Cho; Chamaree Chuapetcharasopon; Noriyuki Tomiyama

doi:10.46475/asean-jr.v26i3.967

Authors

Evelyn Lai Ming Ho, MBBS, MMed Imaging Department, ParkCity Medical Centre Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4900-610X
Danny Hing Yan Cho, MBBS, FRCR 2Department of Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong SAR. https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0910-2648
Chamaree Chuapetcharasopon, MD, MBA 3MedPark Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand. https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8839-1754
Noriyuki Tomiyama, MD, PhD 4Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9918-7327

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46475/asean-jr.v26i3.967

Keywords:

Sustainability, Green Radiology, Asia-Oceania, AOSR

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Author Biographies

Danny Hing Yan Cho, MBBS, FRCR, 2Department of Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong SAR.

Consultant Radiologist, Chief of Service
Department of Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong SAR.

Chamaree Chuapetcharasopon, MD, MBA, 3MedPark Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.

Deputy Chief Executive Officer, MedPark Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

Noriyuki Tomiyama, MD, PhD, 4Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.

Chairman, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology,
Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Japan

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