Dental Cone-Beam Computed Tomography: Are the Eye Lens and Thyroid at Risk?

Background: The purpose of this study was to assess radiation dose to the eye lens (EL) and thyroid gland (TG) from 22 protocols used in maxillofacial imaging with cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Methods and Results: NanoDot optically stimulated luminescence dosimeters were used to assess sc...

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Main Authors: Sarah K. Albahiti, Fatima M. Jadu, Fatma Badr, Hanadi Khalifa, Emad Khan, Mawya Khafaji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Medical Research and Development Corporation 2024-03-01
Series:International Journal of Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijbm.org/articles/i53/ijbm_14(1)_oa11.pdf