Reference doses in dental radiodiagnostic facilities.
The present work describes an experiment undertaken using thermoluminescent dosemeters to obtain a local reference dose level in orthopantomography, based on patient measurements in 11 dentistry installations. In addition, a critical audit of the dose recommended by the International Atomic Energy Agency for intraoral X-ray diagnostics is performed, based on data gathered from over 300 intraoral X-ray facilities. The provisional local reference levels proposed are 0.7 mGy entrance surface dose at the occipital region for orthopantomography and 3.5 mGy entrance surface dose for intraoral radiology.
González
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Radiology Department, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain.
Vañó
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E
Fernández
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R
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D012016:Reference Values; D012867:Skin / Q000528:radiation effects; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry