Radiation dose-reduction techniques in North American dental schools

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 496-505

  Geist, James R ^a   Katz, Jerald O ^a  

^a Department of Diagnostic Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS;

ARTICLE; CANADA; DENTAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGY; STANDARD; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES; X RAY FILM;

CANADA; DENTAL MATERIALS; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; RADIOLOGY; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; UNITED STATES; X-RAY FILM; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 0036527036     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/moe.2002.121387     Document Type: Article

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