Influence of tube potential setting and dose on the visibility of lesions in intraoral radiography

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 75-79

  Kaeppler, Gabriele ^a   Dietz, K ^a   Reinert, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dose reduction; Periapical films; Radiography, intraoral; Storage phosphor radiography; Tube potential (kV) setting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; SKULL INJURY; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH INJURY; X RAY FILM; X RAY TUBE;

DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL IMPLANTS; HUMANS; JAW; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; X-RAY FILM; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 34247505635     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/75743437     Document Type: Article

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