title: Diagnostic quality versus patient exposure with five panoramic screen-film combinations.
abstract: Five film-screen combinations were used to make five density-matched panoramic radiographs of a tissue-equivalent phantom skull using the Midwest/Morita Panoral x-ray machine. The radiographs were evaluated as to their diagnostic quality by twenty dental radiologists. The results demonstrate that proper screen-film selection can significantly reduce patient exposure without compromising diagnostic quality.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: D'Ambrosio
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Schiff
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: McDavid
authors.forename: O E
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Langland
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008348:Manikins; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014962:X-Ray Film / Q000592:standards*; D014963:X-Ray Intensifying Screens / Q000592:standards*