Measuring absorbed dose for i-CAT CBCT examinations in child, adolescent and adult phantoms

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Choi, E ^a   Ford, Nancy Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Paediatric dentistry; Radiation dosimetry; Radiographic phantoms; Radiology

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEAD; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING PHANTOM; NECK; PROCEDURES; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEAD; HUMANS; NECK; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 84938531961     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: 1476542X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr.20150018     Document Type: Article

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