Dose reduction of cone beam CT scanning for the entire oral and maxillofacial regions with thyroid collars

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 373-378

  Qu, X M ^a   Li, G ^a   Sanderink, G C H ^b   Zhang, Z Y ^a   Ma, X C ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL OF STOMATOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cone beam computed tomography; Radiation; Radiation dosimetry; Thyroid gland

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS; HEAD; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; NECK; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; THYROID GLAND;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS; HEAD; HUMANS; NECK; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 84863607989     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/30200901     Document Type: Article

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