title: Panoramic radiography: digital technology fosters efficiency.
abstract: Panoramic imaging continues to be a clinically popular tool in the diagnosis and assessment of dental patients. Digital technology improves the efficiency of the imaging system, may reduce overall costs and radiation risk, and aids in optimal interpretation of the image.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Baylor College of Dentistry Dallas, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Byron W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Diane J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Flint
mesh_terms: D000703:Analog-Digital Conversion; D006801:Humans; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D019252:Radiography, Dental, Digital; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D012666:Semiconductors; D014963:X-Ray Intensifying Screens