Digital intra-oral radiography in dentistry. Diagnostic efficacy and dose considerations

Oral Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-13

  Berkhout, Erwin ^a   Sanderink, Gerard ^a   Van der Stelt, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dental radiography; Digital imaging; X ray sensors

Indexed keywords

DENTISTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; IMAGING SYSTEM; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; SENSOR; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY;

EID: 0041529941     PISSN: 09116028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02493286     Document Type: Review

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