Reference doses in dental radiodiagnostic facilities
- 1 February 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The British Journal of Radiology
- Vol. 74 (878), 153-156
- https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.74.878.740153
Abstract
The present work describes an experiment undertaken using thermoluminescent dosemeters to obtain a local reference dose level in orthopantomography, based on patient measurements in 11 dentistry installations. In addition, a critical audit of the dose recommended by the International Atomic Energy Agency for intraoral X-ray diagnostics is performed, based on data gathered from over 300 intraoral X-ray facilities. The provisional local reference levels proposed are 0.7 mGy entrance surface dose at the occipital region for orthopantomography and 3.5 mGy entrance surface dose for intraoral radiology.Keywords
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