title: Use of the hand-held dental X-ray machine during joint operation, NATO exercise Display Determination-92.
abstract: The hand-held dental X-ray machine is a 30-pound, battery-powered X-ray machine capable of use in military medicine, humanitarian missions, and training exercises. The machine was developed for dental radiology, but with the attachment of a medical collimator, the equipment can also be used for medical exams. In 1992, the machine was tested under field conditions in a NATO joint exercise in Bolayir, Turkey. The hand-held dental X-ray machine was found easier to use than the currently deployed Siemens dental X-ray unit and than produced radiographs of equal quality.
authors.affiliation: Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, MO 65201, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coy
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Vandre
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Davidson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008889:Military Personnel; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection; D011861:Radiography, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*