Is it true that the radiation dose to which patients are exposed has decreased with modern radiographic films?

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 92-97

  Alcaraz, M ^a   Parra, C ^a   Beneyto, Y Martinez ^a   Velasco, E ^a   Canteras, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Doses; Film; Intraoral; Radiation; Radiography

Indexed keywords

HUMANS; INCISOR; MOLAR; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; X-RAY FILM;

EID: 62549098233     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/78589833     Document Type: Article

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