The need for national diagnostic reference levels: Entrance surface dose measurement in intraoral radiography

Iranian Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 127-133

  Mortazavi, S M J ^a   Shareghi, A ^a   Ghiassi Nejad, M ^b   Kavousi, A ^a   Jafari Zadeh, M ^b   Nazeri, F ^b   Mozdarani, H ^c  

^a RAFSANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b National Radiation Protection Department Iran   (Iran)

^c TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Entrance surface dose; Intraoral radiography; TLD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; PILOT STUDY; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SKIN; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33645766516     PISSN: 23223243     EISSN: 17284562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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