Patient radiation dose and protection from cone-beam computed tomography

Imaging Science in Dentistry

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 63-69

  Li, Gang ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cone beam computed tomography; Radiation dosage; Radiation protection; Tomography, spiral computed

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882671124     PISSN: 22337822     EISSN: 22337830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5624/isd.2013.43.2.63     Document Type: Article

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