Comparison of adult and child radiation equivalent doses from 2 dental cone-beam computed tomography units

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 784-792

  Al Najjar, Anas ^a   Colosi, Dan ^a   Dauer, Lawrence T ^b   Prins, Robert ^c   Patchell, Gayle ^a   Branets, Iryna ^d   Goren, Arthur D ^a,d   Faber, Richard D ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; EYE; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LENS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; NECK; PAROTID GLAND; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOMETRY; SKULL; THYROID GLAND;

ADULT; BRAIN; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EYE; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; NECK; PAROTID GLAND; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; SKULL; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 84878497066     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2013.01.013     Document Type: Article

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