Using gafchromic film to estimate the effective dose from dental cone beam CT and panoramic radiography

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Al Okshi, A ^a   Nilsson, M ^a   Petersson, A ^a,b   Wiese, M ^b   Lindh, C ^a  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cone beam computed tomography; Film dosimetry; Radiation dosage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CALIBRATION; CANINE TOOTH; CERVICAL SPINE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FILM DOSIMETER; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; MOUTH MUCOSA; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PAROTID GLAND; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; SKIN; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; THYROID GLAND; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY FILM;

CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FILM DOSIMETRY; RADIATION DOSAGE;

BRAIN; CALIBRATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSPID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOLAR; MOUTH MUCOSA; PAROTID GLAND; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; RADIOMETRY; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SKIN; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY; THYROID GLAND; X-RAY FILM;

EID: 84880863603     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr.20120343     Document Type: Article

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