Effective dose range for dental cone beam computed tomography scanners

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 267-271

  Pauwels, Ruben ^a   Beinsberger, Jilke ^a   Collaert, Bruno ^b   Theodorakou, Chrysoula ^c,d   Rogers, Jessica ^e   Walker, Anne ^c   Cockmartin, Lesley ^f   Bosmans, Hilde ^f   Jacobs, Reinhilde ^a   Bogaerts, Ria ^f   Horner, Keith ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Center for Periodontology and Implantology   (Belgium)

^c CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cone beam computed tomography; Dentomaxillofacial; Effective radiation dose; Thermoluminescent dosimetry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND; THYROID GLAND; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

BODY BURDEN; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 84855604583     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.11.028     Document Type: Article

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