Dosimetry of a cone beam CT device for oral and maxillofacial radiology using Monte Carlo techniques and ICRP adult reference computational phantoms

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Morant, J J ^a   Salvad M ^a   Hernandez Giron I ^a,b   Casanovas, R ^a   Ortega, R ^b   Calzado, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cone beam CT; Dental equipment; Monte Carlo method; Radiation dosimetry; Radiological phantoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; JAW; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD;

ADULT; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAW; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875204557     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/92555893     Document Type: Article

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