Dosimetry of digital panoramic imaging. Part I: Patient exposure

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 145-149

  Gijbels, F ^a   Jacobs, Reinhilde ^a,c   Bogaerts, R ^a   Debaveye, D ^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; CALCULATION; DEVICE; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PHANTOM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SALIVARY GLAND; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER;

BONE MARROW; BRAIN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FACIAL BONES; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SALIVARY GLANDS; SKIN; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 22044456049     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/28107460     Document Type: Article

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