title: Factors to consider in the transition to digital radiological imaging.
abstract: The dentist considering adopting digital radiological technology should consider more than the type of detector with which to capture the image. He/she should also consider the mode of display, image enhancement, radiation dose reduction, how the image can be stored long term, and infection control.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Canada. dmacdon@interchange.ubc.ca
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: MacDonald
mesh_terms: D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; D044962:Data Compression; D003626:Data Display; D006801:Humans; D019552:Infection Control, Dental; D007494:Ireland; D008029:Lighting; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D019252:Radiography, Dental, Digital; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration