Calculating effective dose on a cone beam computed tomography device: 3D Accuitomo and 3D Accuitomo FPD

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 72-79

  Lofthag Hansen, S ^a   Thilander Klang, A ^b   Ekestubbe, A ^c   Helmrot, E ^d   Grondahl K ^c  

^a Clinic of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Limited cone beam computed tomography; Radiation Dosimetry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANINE TOOTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL RADIOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; OSTEOLYSIS; PHANTOM; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; GENERAL APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOMETRY;

CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 41949088747     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/60375385     Document Type: Article

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