Quantitative determination of radio-opacity: Equivalence of digital and film X-ray systems

Dental Materials

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 141-147

  Nomoto, R ^a   Mishima, A ^a   Kobayashi, K ^a   McCabe, J F ^b   Darvell, B W ^c   Watts, D C ^d   Momoi, Y ^a   Hirano, S ^a  

^a TSURUMI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attenuation coefficient; Digital radiography; Radio opacity; Resin composite; X ray film

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DENSITY (OPTICAL); OPACITY; RESINS;

ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; RADIO OPACITY; RESIN COMPOSITES;

X RAY FILMS;

ALUMINUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM; RESIN; RESIN CEMENT;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION SCATTERING; RADIOMETRY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY FILM;

ABSORPTION; ALUMINUM; COMPOSITE RESINS; CONTRAST MEDIA; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; RADIOMETRY; RESIN CEMENTS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; X-RAY FILM;

EID: 37049019267     PISSN: 01095641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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