Evaluation of a device for attenuation of electron release from dental restorations in a therapeutic radiation field

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 323-327

  Reitemeier, Bernd ^a   Reitemeier, Gottfried ^a   Schmidt, Annette ^a   Schaal, Wolfgang ^a   Blochberger, Peter ^a   Lehmann, Dietmar ^a   Herrmann, Thomas ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; ALANINE; DENTAL ALLOY; GOLD ALLOY; PROTEMP; RESIN; TITANIUM;

ABSORPTION; ALANINE DOSIMETRY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENTAL SURGERY; DEVICE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION SCATTERING; STENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MOUTH MUCOSA; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY;

ABSORPTION; ACRYLIC RESINS; ALANINE; COMPOSITE RESINS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; ELECTRONS; GOLD ALLOYS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MOUTH MUCOSA; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SCATTERING, RADIATION; STENTS; TITANIUM;

EID: 0036516426     PISSN: 00223913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpr.2002.122506     Document Type: Article

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