Radiation exposure with the NOMAD™ portable X-ray system

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-112

  Goren, Arthur D ^a,d   Bonvento, M ^b   Biernacki, J ^c   Colosi, D C ^a  

^a Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Hand held portable X ray unit; Radiation safety; Thermoluminescent

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID; LEAD;

ARTICLE; EYE; FILM DOSIMETER; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GONAD; GONAD DOSE; PHANTOM; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; THORAX; X RAY; X RAY FILM; X RAY TUBE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION SCATTERING; SAFETY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

DEVICE APPROVAL; HUMANS; NEW YORK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; SCATTERING, RADIATION; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 41949090460     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/33303181     Document Type: Article

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