Factors influencing the absorbed dose in intraoral radiography

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 506-513

  Kaeppler, G ^a   Dietz, K ^a   Herz, K ^a   Reinert, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Absorbed dose; Dose reduction; Intraoral radiography; Organ dose; Tube potential setting

Indexed keywords

LEAD; PHOSPHORUS;

ALDERSON PHANTOM; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; FILM; FOIL; HUMAN; INTRAORAL RADIOGRAPHY; PHANTOM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SIMULATION; X RAY;

ABSORPTION; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; TIME FACTORS; X-RAY FILM;

EID: 37349091652     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/32903218     Document Type: Article

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