title: Absorbed dose determination for tomographic implant site assessment techniques.
abstract: A set of data to compare the absorbed dose delivered by tomographic implant site assessment techniques was generated. Absorbed doses were measured in fourteen anatomic sites from (1) computed tomography scans and (2) a series of tomographic cuts performed on a linear tomography unit. The doses to the thyroid gland, the active bone marrow, the brain, the salivary glands, and the eyes were determined with the use of a tissue-equivalent phantom with lithium fluoride thermoluminescent dosimeters at the appropriate locations.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado School of Dentistry, Denver.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Kassebaum
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Stoller
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: McDavid
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Goshorn
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Ahrens
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000528:radiation effects; D002508:Cephalometry; D005123:Eye / Q000528:radiation effects; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000528:radiation effects; D008437:Maxilla / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008961:Models, Structural; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000528:radiation effects; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000528:radiation effects; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011861:Radiography, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000528:radiation effects; D012886:Skull / Q000528:radiation effects; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000528:radiation effects; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray / Q000295:instrumentation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed