title: Panoramic dental radiography using a charge-coupled device receptor.
abstract: Panoramic radiography using a slit beam and film/screen receptor is standard for the emergency room evaluation of mandibular fractures and also in dentistry. This study compared the spatial resolution, area distortion factors, and the dosage considerations for a panoramic system where standard film/screen and a charge-coupled device were alternatively employed as the image receptor. Resolution and image contours were determined using a lead resolution grid positioned at selected beam projection angulations. Exposure measurements were carried out using a RANDO average man phantom and a 3 cc beryllium-windowed ionization chamber. The maximum spatial resolution with film approached 5 lp mm-1 whereas with the CCD the maximum resolution was just above 4 lp mm-1. Consequently, the image layer was reduced slightly in width when using the CCD receptor. The use of the CCD resulted in skin exposure reduction exceeding 70%.
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville Health Sciences Center, KY.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Farman
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Farman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D019252:Radiography, Dental, Digital / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards