Dosimetry of digital panoramic imaging. Part II: Occupational exposure

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 150-153

  Gijbels, F ^a   Jacobs, Reinhilde ^a,c   Debaveye, D ^a   Bogaerts, R ^a   Verlinden, S ^a   Sanderink, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c DEPARTMENT OF IMAGING AND PATHOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dental radiography; Digital imaging; Panoramic radiography; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; GONAD; IMAGE QUALITY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PHANTOM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; THYROID GLAND; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

DENTISTS; GONADS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; THYROID GLAND; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 22044446413     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/65011036     Document Type: Article

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