Some current legal issues that may affect oral and maxillofacial radiology. Part 2: Digital monitors and cone-beam computed tomography

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 507-511

  MacDonald Jankowski, David S ^a   Orpe, Elaine C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; LEGAL ASPECT; LIQUID CRYSTAL; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLOGY; RADIOMETRY; REVIEW; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY FILM;

CANADA; DATA DISPLAY; HUMANS; LIGHTING; LIQUID CRYSTALS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; RADIOLOGY; RADIOMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 34547741101     PISSN: 07098936     EISSN: 14882159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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