Radiation dose in temporomandibular joint zonography.
Temporomandibular joint morphology and function can be evaluated by panoramic zonography. Thermoluminescent dosimetry was applied to evaluate the radiation dose to predetermined sites on a phantom eye, thyroid, pituitary, and parotid, and the dose distribution on the skin of the head and neck when the TMJ program of the Zonarc panoramic x-ray unit was used. Findings are discussed with reference to similar radiographic techniques.
Coucke
M E
ME
Department of Orthodontics, Universitair Ziekenhuis, Ghent, Belgium.
Bourgoignie
R R
RR
Dermaut
L R
LR
Bourgoignie
K A
KA
Jacobs
R J
RJ
D006801:Humans; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray / Q000295:instrumentation