Collimator with filtration compensator: Clinical adaptation to meet European Union recommendation 4F on radiological protection for dental radiography

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 413-420

  Alcaraz, Miguel ^a,b   Garcia Vera M C ^b   Bravo, L A ^b   Martinez Beneyto Y ^b   Armero, D ^b   Morant, J J ^c   Canteras, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cephalometric; Collimation; Dental; Radiation dosage; Radiography

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; EUROPEAN UNION; FILTRATION; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; LENS; PAROTID GLAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; THYROID GLAND; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY FILM;

CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; EUROPEAN UNION; FILTRATION; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; PAROTID GLAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 69249096662     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/15580890     Document Type: Article

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