Dosimetry of two extraoral direct digital imaging devices: NewTom cone beam CT and Orthophos Plus DS panoramic unit

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 229-234

  Ludlow, J B ^a   Davies Ludlow, L E ^b   Brooks, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Univ of Michigan Sch of Dentistry ^*

Author keywords

Radiography, panoramic; Thermoluminescent dosimetry; Tomography, x ray computed

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; DOSE CALCULATION; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PHANTOM; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; BONE MARROW; BRAIN; EYE; HEAD; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; NECK; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SALIVARY GLAND; SKIN; THYROID GLAND; WHOLE BODY COUNTING;

BONE MARROW; BRAIN; EYE; HEAD; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; NECK; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; SALIVARY GLANDS; SKIN; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; THYROID GLAND; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WHOLE-BODY COUNTING;

EID: 0642310337     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/26310390     Document Type: Article

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