Radiation protection guidelines for the practicing orthodontist

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 168-172

  Mupparapu, Muralidhar ^a  

^a RUTGERS SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; ORTHODONTICS; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION RESPONSE; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY FILM;

CEPHALOMETRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; ORTHODONTICS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; X-RAY FILM;

EID: 23344449544     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2005.04.014     Document Type: Article

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