Validation of a Monte Carlo simulation for dose assessment in dental cone beam CT examinations

Physica Medica

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 200-209

  Morant, J J ^a   Salvado M ^a   Casanovas, R ^a   Hernandez Giron I ^a,b   Velasco, E ^c   Calzado, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c Asigma SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CBCT; Dentistry; Dosimetry; Monte Carlo simulation

Indexed keywords

AIR; ANATOMY; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; GEOMETRY; IONIZATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOM; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SIMULATION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; VALIDATION STUDY; X RAY;

ADULT; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTISTRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 84862227032     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: 1724191X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2011.06.047     Document Type: Article

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